Better Sexy than Flexy? A Lab Experiment Assessing the Impact of Perceived Attractiveness and Personality Traits on Hiring Decisions

In this letter we present a laboratory experiment to assess the relative and independent effect of perceived attractiveness and personality traits on hiring decisions. Our results indicate that attractiveness and conscientiousness, followed by emotional stability, are important drivers of recruiters' decisions.

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Year of publication:	2013-12
Authors:	Baert, Stijn ; Decuypere, Lynn
Institutions:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	hiring discrimination \| economics of personality \| economics of beauty \| lab experiments

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IZA Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	published in: Applied Economics Letters, 2014, 21, 597-601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2013.877564 Number 7847 12 pages
Classification:	C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J71 - Discrimination
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

Persistent link: https://ebvufind01.dmz1.zbw.eu/10011271977