%0 Report
        %A Green, Colin P.
%A Wilson, Luke B.
%A Zhang, Anwen
        %T Beauty, Underage Drinking, and Adolescent Risky Behaviours
        %D 2022
        %8 2022 Feb
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 15106
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp15106
        %X Physically attractive individuals experience a range of advantages in adulthood including higher earnings; yet, how attractiveness influences earlier consequential decisions is not well understood. This paper estimates the effect of attractiveness on engagement in risky behaviours in adolescence. We find marked effects across a range of risky behaviours with notable contrasts. More attractive adolescents are more likely to engage in underage drink- ing; while they are less likely to smoke, use drugs, or practice unprotected sex. Investigation into the underlying channels reveals that popularity, self-esteem, and personality attractiveness have roles as mechanisms. Our findings suggest physical attractiveness in adolescence carries long-lasting consequences over the life course.
        %K adolescent development
%K risky behaviours
%K beauty