What It Really Means To Be Left-Handed
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WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO BE
left-handedRead the full article on Bloomberg View
Peter Orszsag
The brain of a left-handed personworks differently than that of aright-handed person.
But does belonging to the 12percent bring some IQ or otherbenefit?
A Harvard economist named JoshuaGoodman found that being left-handed may actually be a curse.
Goodman’s research establishedthat lefties earn about 10 to 12percent less than righties
Goodman’s research found that lefties have:
more emotional and behavioral problemsmore learning disabilities
Goodman’s research found that lefties have:
more emotional and behavioral problemsmore learning disabilities complete less schooling
Goodman’s research found that lefties have:
more emotional and behavioral problemsmore learning disabilities complete less schoolingwork in occupations requiring less cognitive skill
Other stats Goodman found:
Lefties are three or four percentagepoints more likely to be in the bottomtenth of test scores than righties.
Other stats Goodman found:
Lefties are three or four percentagepoints more likely to be in the bottomtenth of test scores than righties.
Lefties in the U.S. are less likely to be in the top10 percent of cognitive skills.
Here's one theory.
Right-handed children of left-handedmothers experience adverse effectsthat are similar to left-handed childrenof right-handed mothers, according toGoodman’s findings.