Abstract
This paper examines the role of student facial attractiveness on academic outcomes under various forms of instruction, using data from engineering students in Sweden. When education is in-person, attractive students receive higher grades in non-quantitative subjects, in which teachers tend to interact more with students compared to quantitative courses. This finding holds both for males and females. When instruction moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic, the grades of attractive female students deteriorated in non-quantitative subjects. However, the beauty premium persisted for males, suggesting that discrimination is a salient factor in explaining the grade beauty premium for females only.
| Translated title of the contribution | Studenters skönhet och betyg under campus- och distansundervisning |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Article number | 110782 |
| Journal | Economics Letters |
| Volume | 219 |
| Early online date | 2022 Aug 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Economics
Free keywords
- Attractiveness
- Beauty
- COVID-19
- Discrimination
- D91
- I23
- J16
- Z13