Do smiles have a face value? Panel evidence from Amazonian Indians

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-490

  Godoy, Ricardo ^a   Reyes García, Victoria ^a   Huanca, Tomás ^a   Tanner, Susan ^b   Leonard, William R ^c   McDade, Thomas ^c   Vadez, Vincent ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Beauty premium; Economic returns; Smiling; Tsimane

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644454456     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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