What does job applicants' body art signal to employers?
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- Baert, Stijn & Herregods, Jolien & Sterkens, Philippe, 2024. "What does job applicants’ body art signal to employers?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 217(C), pages 742-755.
- Baert, Stijn & Herregods, Jolien & Sterkens, Philippe, 2023. "What Does Job Applicants' Body Art Signal to Employers?," IZA Discussion Papers 16311, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Keywords
body art; obesity; stigma; personality; hiring; taste discrimination; statistical discrimination;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2023-08-14 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HEA-2023-08-14 (Health Economics)
- NEP-LMA-2023-08-14 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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