Penn’s Joel Waldfogel reviews a couple of recent studies (mentioned here on August 3) showing an earnings edge for left-handed males. The reasons seem to trace back to right-brain thinking, our brains being contralateral and all. What’s most interesting is that advantage intensifies with education. As Waldfogel writes,
“These results suggest that education and an edge in divergent thinking are a potent mix that put college-educated male lefties on top in the earnings game. Any practical consequences? If your family’s college fund runs short, you might send your lefty sons to college and the rest of the brood to trade school. And if you’re at a college mixer or alumni reunion looking for a mate with high earning potential, you might keep an eye out for the guy who wears his watch on his right wrist.”
(HT: Gregory Heinz)