RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Economic Consequences of Being Left-Handed
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 353
OP 374
DO 10.3368/jhr.XLII.2.353
VO XLII
IS 2
A1 Kevin Denny
A1 Vincent O’ Sullivan
YR 2007
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/XLII/2/353.abstract
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.