Fund-raising success and a solicitor's beauty capital: Do blondes raise more funds?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 100
Issue: 3
Pages: 351-354

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This study uses a door-to-door fund-raising field experiment to explore the returns to physical appearance on fund-raising success. Interestingly, blonde females earn more on average than brunette counterparts. However, the returns to physical appearance depend critically on the race of a potential donor.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:100:y:2008:i:3:p:351-354
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29