TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Hamermesh, Daniel S.
        TI  - Tall or Taller, Pretty or Prettier: Is Discrimination Absolute or Relative?
        PY  - 2012/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 6579
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6579
        AB  - Using several microeconomic data sets from the United States and the Netherlands, and the examples of height and beauty, this study examines whether: 1) Absolute or relative differences in a characteristic are what affect labor-market and other outcomes; and 2) The effects of a characteristic change when all agents acquire more of it – become taller or better-looking. Confronted with a choice among individuals, decision-makers respond more to absolute than to relative differences among them. Also, an increase in the mean of a characteristic's distribution does not alter market responses to differences in it.
        KW  - height
KW  - market responses
KW  - discrimination
KW  - beauty
        ER  -