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Subscribe to RSSA new study finds good-looking workers make $230,000 more during their career than their unattractive counterparts. Daniel Hamermesh, an economics professor at the University of Texas and the author of "Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful," discusses the findings with msnbc 's Chris Jansing.
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The Economist recently took a look at three books dealing with a topic that is both uncomfortable and endlessly fascinating: Whether attractiveness helps you get ahead in life.
The article, citing the research of experts including Daniel Hamermesh, notes that attractive people earn more than average-looking ones even in fields such as professional football.
This isn’t just pocket change, either: Over a lifetime, the article argues that an attractive worker might, on average, earn $230,000 more than a very plain worker.
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