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References for How do candidates’ looks affect their election chances?
Further reading
- Antonakis, J., Dalgas, O. "Predicting elections: Child’s play!"Science323:5918 (2009): 1183.
- Poutvaara, P., Jordahl, H., Berggren, N. "Faces of politicians: Babyfacedness predicts inferred competence but not electoral success"Journal of Experimental Social Psychology45:5 (2009): 1132–1135.
- Praino, R., Stockemer, D., Ratis, J. "Looking good or looking competent? Physical appearance and electoral success in the 2008 congressional elections"American Politics Research42:6 (2014): 1096–1117.
Key references
- Berggren, N., Jordahl, H., Poutvaara, P. "The looks of a winner: Beauty and electoral success"Journal of Public Economics94:1–2 (2010): 8–15.
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- Poutvaara, P. "Facial appearance and leadership: An overview and challenges for new research"The Leadership Quarterly25:5 (2014): 801–804.
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- Berggren, N., Jordahl, H., Poutvaara, P. "The right look: Conservative politicians look better and voters reward it"Journal of Public Economics146 (2017): 79–86.
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- Todorov, A., Mandisodza, A. N., Goren, A., Hall, C. C. "Inferences of competence from faces predict election outcomes"Science308:5278 (2005): 1623–1626.
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- Rosar, U., Klein, M., Beckers, T. "The frog pond beauty contest: Physical attractiveness and electoral success of the constituency candidates at the North Rhine-Westphalia state election 2005"European Journal of Political Research47:1 (2008): 64–79.
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- Banducci, S. A., Karp, J. A., Thrasher, M., Rallings, C. "Ballot photographs as cues in low-information elections"Political Psychology29:6 (2008): 903–917.
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- King, A., Leigh, A. "Beautiful politicians"Kyklos62:4 (2009): 579–593.
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- Verhulst, B。,Lodge, M., Lavine, H. "The attractiveness halo: Why some candidates are perceived more favorably than others"Journal of Nonverbal Behavior34:2 (2010): 111–117.
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- Lenz, G. S., Lawson, C. "Looking the part: Television leads less informed citizens to vote based on candidates’ appearance"American Journal of Political Science55:3 (2011): 574–589.
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- Hamermesh, D. S., Biddle, J. E. "Beauty and the labor market"American Economic Review84:5 (1994): 1174–1194.
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- Ahler, D. J., Citrin, J., Dougal, M. C., Lenz, G. S. "Face value? Experimental evidence that candidate appearance influences electoral choice"Political Behavior39:1 (2017): 77–102.
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- Hamermesh, D. S.Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2011.
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- Berggren, N., Jordahl, H., Poutvaara, P. "The looks of a winner: Beauty and electoral success"Journal of Public Economics94:1–2 (2010): 8–15.
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