Working Paper: NBER ID: w12387
Authors: Christopher S. Ruebeck; Joseph E. Harrington Jr.; Robert Moffitt
Abstract: We examine whether handedness is related to performance in the labor market and, in particular, earnings. We find a significant wage effect for left-handed men with high levels of education. This positive wage effect is strongest among those who have lower than average earnings relative to those of similar high education. This effect is not found among women.
Keywords: handedness; earnings; labor market; education
JEL Codes: J2
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| handedness (J14) | earnings (J31) |
| education (I29) | earnings (J31) |
| handedness and education (I25) | earnings (J31) |
| handedness (left-handed) and gender (men) (J16) | earnings (J31) |
| handedness (left-handed) and gender (women) (J16) | earnings (J31) |
| handedness (left-handed men) (J14) | earnings (lower half wage distribution) (J31) |
| occupational choice (J29) | earnings (J31) |