
Rabbi Schneerson
#Eugenics Central intelligence Agency
★★★★★
- Joined
- Dec 8, 2022
- Posts
- 9,611
Title : go to shcool get bullied come home and can barley eat and my house looks bad
being poor sucks
it’s more than visual I always knew this you level of attraction heavily affects your BrainTrvthnvke
FACIAL ATTRACTIVENESS AND LIFETIME EARNINGS: EVIDENCE FROM A COHORT STUDY - PMC
We use unique longitudinal data to document an economically and statistically significant positive correlation between the facial attractiveness of male high school graduates and their subsequent labor market earnings. There are only weak links ...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The study "Facial Attractiveness and Lifetime Earnings: Evidence from a Cohort Study" by John Karl Scholz and Kamil Sicinski, published in the Review of Economics and Statistics in 2015, investigates the relationship between facial attractiveness and labor market earnings among male high school graduates. Utilizing longitudinal data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), the researchers find a significant positive correlation between facial attractiveness in high school and subsequent earnings in midlife. This correlation persists even after accounting for various factors such as IQ, high school activities, personality proxies, family background, and other individual characteristics.
Key Findings:
- Attractiveness Premium: The study reveals that a one standard deviation increase in facial attractiveness is associated with a 2.0% increase in earnings in the respondents' mid-30s and a 3.3% increase in their early 50s. This suggests that the attractiveness premium not only exists but also grows over time.
- Independence from Cognitive Skills: The researchers find only weak links between facial attractiveness and direct measures of cognitive skills, such as IQ. This indicates that the earnings premium associated with attractiveness is not merely a reflection of higher cognitive abilities among more attractive individuals.
Mechanisms Behind the Attractiveness Premium:
- Robustness of Results: Even after including a comprehensive set of control variables—such as IQ, high school activities, proxy measures for confidence and personality, family background, and additional respondent characteristics—the attractiveness premium remains significant. This underscores the enduring impact of facial attractiveness as a positive labor market characteristic.
The study explores potential reasons for the attractiveness premium in earnings:
- Employer/Customer Discrimination: Attractive individuals may be favored by employers or customers, leading to better job opportunities and higher earnings.
- Productivity-Related Traits: Attractiveness might be associated with traits such as better social skills or higher confidence, which can enhance productivity in roles that require interpersonal interactions.