TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Green, Colin P.
AU  - Wilson, Luke B.
AU  - Zhang, Anwen
        TI  - Beauty, Underage Drinking, and Adolescent Risky Behaviours
        PY  - 2022/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 15106
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp15106
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - adolescent development
KW  - risky behaviours
KW  - beauty
        ER  -