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dc.contributor.authorMavisakalyan, Astghik
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-01T05:21:44Z
dc.date.available2018-02-01T05:21:44Z
dc.date.created2018-02-01T04:49:07Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationMavisakalyan, A. 2018. Do employers reward physical attractiveness in transition countries? Economics & Human Biology. 28: pp. 38-52.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62135
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ehb.2017.10.002
dc.description.abstract

This paper studies the labour market returns to physical attractiveness using data from three transition countries of the Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. I estimate a large positive effect of attractive looks on males’ probability of employment. Results from the most comprehensive model suggest a marginal effect of 11.1 percentage points. Using a partial identification approach, I show that this relationship is likely to be causal. After accounting for covariates, particularly measures of human capital, there is no evidence for a statistically significant link between females’ attractiveness and employment.

dc.titleDo employers reward physical attractiveness in transition countries?
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume28
dcterms.source.startPage38
dcterms.source.endPage52
dcterms.source.titleEconomics & Human Biology
curtin.departmentBankwest-Curtin Economics Centre
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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