PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Denny, Kevin
AU  - Sullivan, Vincent O’
TI  - The Economic Consequences of Being Left-Handed
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.42.2.353
DP  - 2007 Mar 31
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 353--374
VI  - 42
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/42/2/353.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/42/2/353.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2007 Mar 31; 42
AB  - This paper estimates the effects of handedness on earnings. Augmenting a conventional earnings equation with an indicator of left-handedness shows there is a positive effect on male earnings with manual workers enjoying a slightly larger premium. These results are inconsistent with the view that left-handers in general are handicapped either innately or through experiencing a world geared toward right-handers. Left-handed females however are paid significantly less. The results are consistent with a range of mostly psychological evidence, which suggests that left-hander males have particular talents such as enhanced creativity.