Beauty Pays by Hamermesh, Daniel S. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Half title Title Copyright Contents Preface Part I Background to Beauty

Chapter I The Economics of Beauty Chapter II In the Eye of the Beholder

Definitions of Beauty Why Do Beauty Standards Matter? How Do We Measure Human Beauty? Do Observers Agree on Beauty? Does Beauty Differ by Gender, Race, or Age? What Makes You Beautiful? Can We Become More Beautiful? The Stage Is Set

Part II Beauty on the Job: What and Why

Chapter III Beauty and the Worker

The Central Questions How Can Beauty Affect Earnings? How Much More Do Good-Looking People Make? Why Are Beauty Effects Smaller Among Women? Do Beauty Effects Differ by Race? Do Beauty Effects Differ by Age? Compensating the Beauty-Damaged Worker? Looks Matter for Workers

Chapter IV Beauty in Specific Occupations

Beauty and Choosing an Occupation How Big Are Beauty Effects Where Beauty Might Matter? How Big Are Beauty Effects Where Beauty Might Not Matter? Sorting by Beauty

Chapter V Beauty and the Employer

The Puzzles Do Good-Looking Employees Raise Sales? How Does Beauty Affect Profits? How Can Companies Pay for Beauty and Survive? Do Companies with Better-Looking CEOs Perform Better? Beauty Helps Companies—Probably

Chapter VI Lookism or Productive Beauty, and Why?

What the Beauty Effect Means How Can Beauty Effects Be Discrimination? How Can Beauty Be Socially Productive? What Are the Sources of Beauty Effects? What Is the Direct Evidence on the Sources? The Importance of Beauty

Part III Beauty in Love, Loans, and Law

Chapter VII Beauty in Markets for Friends, Family, and Funds

Beyond the Labor Market How Is Beauty Exchanged? How Does Beauty Affect Group Formation? How Does Beauty Affect Dating? How Does Beauty Affect Marriage? Could There Be a Market for Beautiful Children? Does Beauty Matter When You Borrow? Trading Beauty in Unexpected Places

chapter VIII Legal Protection for the Ugly

Fairness and Public Policy What Kinds of Protection Are Possible? How Have Existing Policies Been Used? Is It Possible to Protect the Ugly? What Justifies Protecting the Ugly? What Justifies Not Protecting the Ugly? What Is an Appropriate Policy? Protecting the Ugly in the Near Future

Part IV The Future of Looks

chapter IX Prospects for the Looks-Challenged

The Beauty Conundrum Are Beautiful People Happier? What Will Be Beautiful? What Should Be? What Can Society Do? What Can You Do If You’re Bad-Looking?

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