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It seems entirely possible to me that pretty people in many jobs could be more productive. The interesting thing is to tease apart the reasons for that and how much of the difference in earnings is down to productivity and how much to discrimination.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu May 25th, 2006 at 07:05:16 AM EST
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But to claim that better exam scores are evidence of increased productivity, without having corrected for oral vs. written exams, and for the examiner knowing the student...

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 25th, 2006 at 07:08:53 AM EST
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From the S&M story:

Fascinatingly, the beauty premium is greater in written exams than oral ones. This suggests the pay-off to good looks (or a lack of ugliness) comes from higher ability rather than discrimination.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu May 25th, 2006 at 07:10:04 AM EST
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Oops... <pops foot out of mouth>

tens of millions of people stand to see their lives ruined because the bureaucrats at the ECB don't understand introductory economics -- Dean Baker

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu May 25th, 2006 at 07:18:00 AM EST
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