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Looks Good, You’re Hired? Evidence from Extra-Parliamentary Activities of German Parliamentarians
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Benny Geys
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30. November 2019
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.
Published Online: 2019-11-30
Published in Print: 2015-02-01
© 2019 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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