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The economic consequences of being left-handed: Some sinister results
This paper provides the first estimates of the effects of handedness on hourly earnings. Augmenting a conventional earnings equation with an indicator of left handedness shows there is a well determined positive effect on male earnings with non-manual workers enjoying a slightly larger premium. These results are inconsistent with the view that left-handers in general are in some sense handicapped either innately or through experiencing a world geared towards right-handers. The results for females however reveal the opposite, left-handed females are paid significantly less. This is consistent with some psychological evidence which suggests that left-hander males have particular talents such as enhanced creativity and some evidence on brain morphology which also suggests advantages for left-handed males. – earnings ; brain ; left-handed ; laterality
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IFS Working Papers ; No. 06/07
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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Kognition
Lohn
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Denny, Kevin
O§Sullivan, Vincent
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
- (where)
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London
- (when)
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2006
- DOI
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doi:10.1920/wp.ifs.2006.0607
- Handle
- Last update
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Denny, Kevin
- O§Sullivan, Vincent
- Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
Time of origin
- 2006
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