Here's Another Reason Why Pretty People May Be Better Off Financially

By Shana Lebowitz

Researchers have long suspected that people who are more attractive than average earn more money.

They call it the "beauty bias," and they've found that good-looking people are more likely to be hired and promoted than their plain peers.

In the last few years, some researchers have started studying how the beauty bias factors into charitable giving. A new study highlights the role that attractiveness plays in investor behavior on the peer-to-peer microfinance site Kiva.