Good-looking people get paid better

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Good-looking_people_get_p aid_better/articleshow/2278901.cms

LONDON: Being good-looking really does have its advantages, especially when it comes to a person's pay packet, for a new survey has found that beautiful people earn more than their 'ugly' workmates.

And, the difference is not slight. In fact, attractive men and women earn as much as 15% more than the worst-looking person in their office. Economists James Andreoni and Ragan Petrie, who carried out the study wrote that 'this happens even though beautiful people contribute just as much as other workers.'

"We find a beauty premium even though beautiful people contribute, on average, no more or less than others," the Daily Mail quoted them, as stating. "Attractive people make more money than middle attractive people, who in turn make more money than unattractive people," they added.

The researchers found that the reason why attractive people get paid more is because employers 'expect' them to behave in a particular way.

"The beauty premium is not due to the actions of attractive people, but seems to be due to the expectations of how attractive people will behave," the research stated. As a part of their study the researchers studied three groups of subjects, who were rated according to general perceptions of physical attractiveness.

They noted that while 38% of attractive subjects were judged as looking helpful, only 18% of 'middle attractive' and only 5% of unattractive were thought to be the same. They also noted that such people are more popular and successful.

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Posted: 18 years ago
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LOL yeah if your good looking every place will hire you for sure 😆
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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: veryuniquestyle

LOL yeah if your good looking every place will hire you for sure 😆

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It's true. Cause in my Psy. class, my professor, who is a doctor, told us about this. Being attractive does have its benefits.
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Originally posted by: Indian_girl_18

It's true. Cause in my Psy. class, my professor, who is a doctor, told us about this. Being attractive does have its benefits.

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Interesting article 😳

I do agree with some of the points 😊
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Originally posted by: gk_09

Interesting article 😳
I do agree with some of the points 😊

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Posted: 18 years ago
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It is true to some extent 😛
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yeah..it's true.. cuz the fist opinion is based mostly on looks.so it does matter to some extent 😊
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its really true i agree with it. 😊

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