Regarding the economic return to beauty this newspaper cite suggests a
link through health.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2943464.stm
...
Researchers in Spain have found that men who are regarded as attractive
by women are also more fertile.
Their sperm move faster and are generally healthier.
The study is the latest to suggest that good looks can be a pointer to
good health.
In April, researchers in Australia found that men with chiselled jaws
and classic masculine features are in better physical health than their
less manly peers.
These and similar findings have led scientists to conclude that women
who seek attractive male partners are, in fact, searching for the
healthiest men, most able to father and provide for their children....
Alex
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Alexander Tabarrok
Department of Economics, MSN 1D3
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, 22030
Tel. 703-993-2314
Web Page: http://mason.gmu.edu/~atabarro/
and
Director of Research
The Independent Institute
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Oakland, CA, 94621
Tel. 510-632-1366
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