Kanazawa, Satoshi 
ORCID: 0000-0003-3786-8797
(2025)
Everything is sex: theoretical extensions and empirical tests of the Maestripieri hypothesis for the beauty premium.
International Journal of Manpower.
ISSN 0143-7720
Abstract
Purpose I test three different theories of the “beauty premium,” why more physically attractive workers earned more than less physically attractive workers. Design/methodology/approach I analyze two prospectively longitudinal datasets with nationally representative samples: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health in the US (Study 1) and National Child Development Study in the UK (Study 2). Findings Analyses support the evolutionary psychological hypothesis that the beauty premium stems from individuals’ desire for sexual contact. Originality/value This is the first attempt to put three different hypotheses for the beauty premium with prospectively longitudinal data with large, nationally representative samples.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2025, Emerald Publishing Limited |
| Divisions: | Management |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2025 07:51 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2025 18:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128142 |
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