Title of article
Business success and businesses’ beauty capital
Author/Authors
Gerard A. Pfann، نويسنده , , Jeff E. Biddle، نويسنده , , Daniel S. Hamermesh، نويسنده , , Ciska M. Bosman، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2000
Pages
7
From page
201
To page
207
Abstract
Using a sample of Dutch advertising firms, we find that those with better-looking executives have higher revenues. Impacts on revenue far exceed the likely effects of beauty on the executives’ earnings. This suggests that beauty creates firm-specific investments, with the returns shared by the firm and the executive.
Keywords
Discrimination , productivity , Beauty
Journal title
Economics Letters
Serial Year
2000
Journal title
Economics Letters
Record number
434735
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