Does it Payoff to be Blond in a Non-Blond Neighborhood? Eye Color, Hair Color, Ethnic Composition and Starting Wages

Elif S. Filiz ()
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Elif S. Filiz: University of Southern Mississippi

Eastern Economic Journal, 2022, vol. 48, issue 1, No 5, 122-146

Abstract: Abstract In this paper, I examine the impact of eye and hair color on wages at one’s first-job after completing schooling. Evidence suggests that having blond/red hair has a positive impact on wages, particularly for white people and females. Using detailed ethnic origin information collected by the Census and using tipping point analysis, I find that individuals with blond/red hair who reside in a county where ethnicities with brown/black hair/eyes constitute the majority, earn around nine percent more compared to individuals with brown/black hair residing in the same county.

Keywords: Eye and hair color; Ethnic composition; Tipping point; Starting wages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J10 J31 J71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1057/s41302-021-00194-8

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