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ERIC Number: EJ846142
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-166X
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Obesity, Attractiveness, and Differential Treatment in Hiring: A Field Experiment
Rooth, Dan-Olof
Journal of Human Resources, v44 n3 p710-735 Sum 2009
This study presents evidence of differential treatment in the hiring of obese individuals in the Swedish labor market. Fictitious applications were sent to real job openings. The applications were sent in pairs, where one facial photo of an otherwise identical applicant was manipulated to show the individual as obese. Applications sent with the weight-manipulated photo had a significantly lower callback response for an interview: Six percentage points lower for men and eight percentage points lower for women. This differential treatment occurs differently for men and women: The results for men are driven by attractiveness, while the results for women are driven by obesity. (Contains 5 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Denmark; Finland; Sweden
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