Beleza e mercado de trabalho: novas evidências

This study followed the line of research initiated by Hamermesh and Biddle (1994) and has tried to verify the influence of physical appearance upon wages. The principal conclusion of this article is that indications were found proving that physical appearance (measured as a separate set of variable...

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Main Authors: Adolfo Sachsida, Paulo R. A. Loureiro, Mário Jorge Cardoso de Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2004-06-01
Series:Economia Aplicada
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/220331
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author Adolfo Sachsida
Paulo R. A. Loureiro
Mário Jorge Cardoso de Mendonça
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description This study followed the line of research initiated by Hamermesh and Biddle (1994) and has tried to verify the influence of physical appearance upon wages. The principal conclusion of this article is that indications were found proving that physical appearance (measured as a separate set of variables and an index of beauty) does indeed affect the wages of individuais. Thus, individuais with bad physical characteristics suffer wage penalties.
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spelling doaj.art-9ac07861f066405d80be19683696b73e2023-12-15T04:12:14ZporUniversidade de São PauloEconomia Aplicada1413-80501980-53302004-06-0183Beleza e mercado de trabalho: novas evidênciasAdolfo Sachsida0Paulo R. A. Loureiro1Mário Jorge Cardoso de Mendonça2Universidade Católica de BrasíliaUniversidade Católica de BrasíliaInstituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada This study followed the line of research initiated by Hamermesh and Biddle (1994) and has tried to verify the influence of physical appearance upon wages. The principal conclusion of this article is that indications were found proving that physical appearance (measured as a separate set of variables and an index of beauty) does indeed affect the wages of individuais. Thus, individuais with bad physical characteristics suffer wage penalties. https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/220331discriminationbeautywages
spellingShingle Adolfo Sachsida
Paulo R. A. Loureiro
Mário Jorge Cardoso de Mendonça
Beleza e mercado de trabalho: novas evidências
Economia Aplicada
discrimination
beauty
wages
title Beleza e mercado de trabalho: novas evidências
title_full Beleza e mercado de trabalho: novas evidências
title_fullStr Beleza e mercado de trabalho: novas evidências
title_full_unstemmed Beleza e mercado de trabalho: novas evidências
title_short Beleza e mercado de trabalho: novas evidências
title_sort beleza e mercado de trabalho novas evidencias
topic discrimination
beauty
wages
url https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/220331
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