Person
Daniel Hamermesh
Economist
US economist who estimated the labor-market "beauty premium" at roughly 10-15% additional lifetime earnings for attractive people, comparable in scale to earnings gaps by race or gender. Referenced, not interviewed, in Episode 11 and again in Episode 135's discussion of Elizabeth Holmes's persuasiveness.
Discussed in
- Episode 11 — 11- What makes someone more convincing than others
- Episode 135 — 135-elizabeth-holmes-how-she-deceived-the-world-part-two (referenced)