Why beautiful people are more intelligent

Kanazawa, Satoshi

doi:10.1016/j.intell.2004.03.003

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“…This may also partially explain the wage premium associated with height (LaFave and Thomas, 5 For a review of recent developments in research into statistical and taste-based discrimination in markets, including labour markets, see Guryan and Charles (2013). 6 Kanazawa and Kovar (2004) argue that beautiful people are more successful in the labour market because they are more intelligent. 7 More broadly, individuals may suffer labour market disadvantage by virtue of being treated as different from others, or because society does not accommodate their specific needs, resulting in fewer opportunities for advancement.…”

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Biomarkers and long-term labour market outcomes: The case of creatine

Böckerman

Bryson

Viinikainen

et al. 2017

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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Using the Young Finns Study (YFS) combined with the Finnish Linked Employer-Employee Data (FLEED) we show that quantities of creatine measured in 1980 prior to labour market entry affect labour market outcomes over the period 1990-2010. Those with higher levels of creatine (proxied by urine creatinine) prior to labour market entry spend more time in the labour market in the subsequent two decades and earn more. Creatine is not associated with high educational attainment. The associations between creatine and labour market outcomes are robust to controlling for other biomarkers, educational attainment and parental background. Creatine is a naturally occurring nitrogenous organic acid which supplies energy to body cells, including muscles. Our findings are consistent with high energy levels, induced by creatine, leading to productivity-enhancing traits such as a high propensity for effort, perseverance, and high-commitment.

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Biomarkers and long-term labour market outcomes: The case of creatine

Böckerman

Bryson

Viinikainen

et al. 2017

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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“…Using assortative mating 3 For more on the relationship between earnings and academic major choice, see Daymont and Andrisani (1984), Berger (1988), James et al (1989), Grogger and Eide (1995), Loury and Garman (1995), Loury (1997), Blundell (2000), Bratti and Mancini (2003), Arcidiacono (2004), Kelly et al (2010), Arcidiacono et al(2011), Andrews et al (2012), and Wiswal and Zafar (2012). arguments and observed facts, Kanazawa and Kovar (2004) provide indirect evidence suggesting why beauty and intelligence should be positively correlated in humans. Satoshi (2011) shows empirically that there is a positive association between IQ test results and physical attractiveness in British and American children of both sexes.…”

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Does Beauty Matter in Undergraduate Education?

Deryugina

Shurchkov

2013

SSRN Journal

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Abstract:Physically attractive individuals achieve greater success in terms of earnings and status than those who are less attractive. However, much about the mechanism behind this "beauty premium" remains unknown. We use a rich dataset to shed light on its nature at the college level. We find that students judged to be more attractive perform significantly worse on standardized tests but, conditional on test scores, are not evaluated more favorably at the point of admission.Controlling for test scores, more attractive students receive marginally better grades in some cases. Finally, there is substantial beauty-based sorting into areas of study and occupations.* We thank an anonymous college for providing us with student photos and academic records. Specifically, we thank the college staff and administration for assistance with acquiring and understanding the data. We also thank

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“…As an example of support for the first perspective, the empirical findings of Kanazawa and Kovar (2004) where social skills, freedom from social anxiety, opposite-sex popularity, and sexual experience are correlated with independent ratings of physical attractiveness (e.g. Lerner and Lerner, 1977;Pilkonis, 1977).…”

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Beauty and Academic Career

2018

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We examine the impact of beauty on the academic career success of tenure-track accounting professors at top business schools in America, and show that beauty plays a significant role.Specifically, after controlling for gender, ethnicity, publication history, work experience, and quality of alma mater, more attractive professors obtain better first school placements postPhD and are granted tenure in a shorter period of time. Interestingly, there is no incremental benefit of attractiveness for the career progression from associate to full professor. These findings are consistent with our conjecture that when the signal of an individual's potential is noisy, beauty becomes a proxy for an individual's intellectual ability and social competency.The role played by beauty in hiring and promotion diminishes when the individual's ability and competency become apparent over time.

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Why beautiful people are more intelligent

Cited by 119 publications

References 100 publications

Biomarkers and long-term labour market outcomes: The case of creatine

Biomarkers and long-term labour market outcomes: The case of creatine

Does Beauty Matter in Undergraduate Education?

Beauty and Academic Career

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