“Beauty” premium for social scientists but “unattractiveness” premium for natural scientists in the public speaking market

Abstract In the face of scientists’ increasing engagement in public discourse, we examine whether facial attractiveness affects their market value (i.e., audience willingness to pay). For a sample of scientists who participate in public speaking, we find that facial attractiveness is uncorrelated wi...

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Main Authors: Weilong Bi, Ho Fai Chan, Benno Torgler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2020-10-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-00608-6