The college admissions contribution to the labor market beauty premium.

We investigate the contribution of college admissions to the labor market beauty premium. We sampled 1800 social media profiles of students from universities ranked from 1 to 200 in China and the US. Chinese universities use standardized test scores for admissions. US universities use also extracurr...

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Published in:Contemporary Economic Policy Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 491 - 513
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2022
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        China
        Labor market
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