A beleza no mercado de trabalho

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2004

RESUMO

This dissertation estimates the impact of physical appearance on salespeopleâs wage of Brasilia shopping malls. The fact that we studied a specific occupation can be understood as a progress in this literature. Using an econometrics analysis, it is possible to test the assumption of employerâs discrimination and costumerâs discrimination against ugly salespeople. The results showed the absence of wage discrimination related to physical appearance arisen from customerâs behavior. Men did not have any kind of penalty or reward in their wage because of their appearance. In opposite, good-looking women received a reward of approximately 9% in their earnings. However, this reward is related to productivity and not with discrimination. Therefore, we concluded that there is evidence that beauty is linked to productivity in the salespeople labor market.

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economia salÃrios e produtividade do trabalho mercado de trabalho

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