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Title: Physical Appearance and Earnings, Hair Color Matters
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Dechter, Evgenia |
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Physical Appearance and Earnings, Hair Color Matters Labour Economics 32 (January 2015): 15-26. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927537114001432 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Earnings; Labor Market Outcomes; Physical Characteristics; Work Experience This study examines the relationship between physical appearance and labor market outcomes. It focuses on hair color and addresses the effects of the "blonde myth", a series of perceptions about personality characteristics of blonde women. Inexperienced blonde women earn significantly less than their non-blonde counterparts. This wage gap declines over time, and blonde women with more work experience earn higher wages. The relationship between earnings and hair color is not explained by personal or family characteristics. I argue that employer or customer tastes drive the initial blonde hair penalty; job sorting and mobility allow blonde women to close the gap. |
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Dechter, Evgenia. "Physical Appearance and Earnings, Hair Color Matters." Labour Economics 32 (January 2015): 15-26.
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