Looks Good, You’re Hired? Evidence from Extra-Parliamentary Activities of German Parliamentarians

Benny Geys

German Economic Review, 2015, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-12

Abstract: Politicians have been shown to benefit electorally from an attractive physical appearance. Employing data on 614 German MPs, this note explores whether it also affects their success/failure in the market for extra-parliamentary activities. An attractive physical appearance is found to mainly benefit female MPs, especially for private-sector jobs. This is particularly driven by MPs’ perceived likability. While MP’s perceived beauty is shown to have no direct effects for extra-parliamentary activities, our findings suggest important indirect effects.

Keywords: Recruitment; Beauty; Likability; Politicians; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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