Do looks matter for an academic career in economics?

Autor/inn/en	Hale, Galina; Regev, Tali; Rubinstein, Yona
Titel	Do looks matter for an academic career in economics? Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Spielt das Aussehen für eine akademische Karriere in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften eine Rolle?.
Quelle	In: Journal of economic behavior & organization, (2023) 215, S. 406-420 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1016/j.jebo.2023.09.022
Schlagwörter	Forschung; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Diskriminierung; Produktivitätseffekt; Arbeitsproduktivität; Berufserfolg; Berufsprestige; Wirtschaftswissenschaft; Auswirkung; Physiologischer Faktor; Quote; Veröffentlichung; Hochschulabsolvent; Wirtschaftswissenschaftler; USA
Abstract	"We show that physical appearance plays a role in the success of economics PhD graduates and investigate the underlying mechanisms driving this relationship. Leveraging a unique dataset of career and research productivity trajectories of PhD graduates from leading economics departments in the United States, we provide robust evidence that appearance is a predictive factor for both research productivity and job placement. Our analysis goes beyond establishing the association between attractiveness and success within the profession. By jointly examining appearance, job outcome, and research productivity, as well as the longitudinal development of the latter two over time, we show that the effect of appearance can be partially, but not fully, attributed to its role as a predictor of research productivity, with the remainder of the effect reflecting an intrinsic demand for attractiveness." The study refers to the period 2002-2017. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2023 Elsevier)..
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2024/1