O Youth and Beauty: Children’s Looks and Children’s Cognitive Development
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- Hamermesh, Daniel S. & Gordon, Rachel A. & Crosnoe, Robert, 2023. "“O Youth and Beauty:” Children's looks and children's cognitive development," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 212(C), pages 275-289.
- Hamermesh, Daniel S. & Gordon, Rachel A. & Crosnoe, Robert, 2019. "'O Youth and Beauty:' Children's Looks and Children's Cognitive Development," IZA Discussion Papers 12708, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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- I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education
- J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
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