TY - JOUR
T1 - Triple penalty in employment access: The role of beauty, race, and sex
AU - Galarza, Francisco B.
AU - Yamada, Gustavo
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - We randomly assigned Quechua and white surnames and (subjectively perceived) attractive or homely-looking photographs (or no photos) to 4,899 fictitious résumés sent in response to 1,247 job openings. We find that candidates who are physically attractive, have a white-sounding surname, and are males, receive 82%, 54%, and 34% more callbacks for job interviews than their similarly-qualified counterparts, thus imposing a triple penalty on homely-looking, indigenous, and female job candidates. We further find that the intensity of discrimination by race and physical appearance differs for males and females; the intensity of discrimination by physical appearance and sex differs for Quechua and white applicants; and the intensity of racial and sexual discrimination differs for beautiful and homely-looking persons.
AB - We randomly assigned Quechua and white surnames and (subjectively perceived) attractive or homely-looking photographs (or no photos) to 4,899 fictitious résumés sent in response to 1,247 job openings. We find that candidates who are physically attractive, have a white-sounding surname, and are males, receive 82%, 54%, and 34% more callbacks for job interviews than their similarly-qualified counterparts, thus imposing a triple penalty on homely-looking, indigenous, and female job candidates. We further find that the intensity of discrimination by race and physical appearance differs for males and females; the intensity of discrimination by physical appearance and sex differs for Quechua and white applicants; and the intensity of racial and sexual discrimination differs for beautiful and homely-looking persons.
KW - Peru
KW - beauty
KW - discrimination
KW - labour market
KW - race
KW - sex
KW - Peru
KW - beauty
KW - discrimination
KW - labour market
KW - race
KW - sex
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U2 - 10.1016/S1514-0326(17)30002-8
DO - 10.1016/S1514-0326(17)30002-8
M3 - Article in a journal
VL - 20
SP - 29
EP - 47
JO - Journal of Applied Economics
JF - Journal of Applied Economics
SN - 1514-0326
IS - 1
ER -