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title: Beautiful people are paid more
date: "2006-04-07T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 367
description: Attractive people earn higher salaries due to a positive feedback loop where both employer expectations and individual self-confidence are higher. This psychological mechanism translates these initial perceptions into measurable performance gains and professional success.
keywords: [attractiveness bias, labor economics, wage gap, positive feedback loop, workplace performance, psychology]
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Beautiful people are paid more because of a [positive feedback mechanism](http://www.collisiondetection.net/mt/archives/2006/04/_economists_hav.html). Employers expect them to perform better. They expect themselves to perform better. And these come across.

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## Comments

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- **Madhu** _10 Apr 2006 7:12 am_:
  he he.. my research deals with whether board of directors have any impact on CG et al. I should probably consider the looks of the board as an important parameter
- **S Anand** _12 Apr 2006 7:10 pm_:
  It's supposed to be a stronger effect with women. You could factor that in :-)
- **Madhu** _14 Apr 2006 7:28 am_:
  and probably suggestion reservation for women in the board;)

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