The economic reality of the beauty myth

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 304-330

  Averett, Susan ^a   Korenman, Sanders ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0002397149     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/146065     Document Type: Article

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