MarketWatch is reporting:
Employees that have sex more than four times a week receive 5% higher
wages, according to an academic paper by Nick Drydakis, a senior
lecturer in economics at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England.
Conversely, those who don’t have any sexual activity earn 3% less in
wages than those who are sexually active, the study — published by the
Institute for the Study of Labor in Bonn, Germany — concluded.
Similarly, a Brazilian study published in 2009 found a positive
correlation between sexual frequency and wages for Brazilian employees.
This may be little more than a correlation, but based on these findings,
Drydakis says, “it seems that sexual activity may be of interest to
economists.”
Why the bigger paychecks? Sexually active people may exhibit more
attributes that are prized in the workplace, experts say. “Both sexual
activity and higher wages convey a feeling of higher self-esteem and
self-confidence, which attracts more sexual partners and more work
opportunities,” says Carole Lieberman, a psychiatrist in Beverly Hills.
“Put succinctly: Everyone loves a winner.” This also ties in with
long-running theories that attractive people earn more money, she says.
In fact, so-called beautiful people are likely to earn 3% to 4% more
than plainer folk, according to “Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are
More Successful,” by Daniel Hamermesh, an economics professor at the
University of Texas in Austin.
Another possible explanation for the connection: Those who are more
sexually active may simply be in better shape emotionally and
physically, which could make them more amiable, productive and creative
employees. “This actually doesn’t surprise me, if sexual activity is
just one more indicator of general well-being,” says Tina Lowrey,
professor of marketing at Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris, a
business college in France. Drydakis agrees, adding that increased
sexual activity could be a key indicator of good health. “Medical and
psychological literature suggest that sexual activity is associated with
good health, endurance, mental well-being, mental capacities and
dietary habits.
Anyway, perhaps more study is needed.
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