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The economic consequences of being left-handed : some sinister results

Denny, Kevin - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 2004

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....

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Cognitive ability and hemispheric indecision: Two surpluses and a deficit

Denny, Kevin - 2006

This paper re-examines a finding by Crow et al. (1998) showing that equal skill of right and left hands – hemispheric indecision - is associated with deficits in cognitive ability. This is consistent with the idea that failure to develop dominance of one hemisphere is associated with various...

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Right brain left brain leadership : shifting style for maximum impact

Décosterd, Mary Lou - 2008

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Unraveling two myths about entrepreneurs

Hessels, Jolanda; Rietveld, Cornelius A.; van der Zwan, … - In: Economics Letters 122 (2014) 3, pp. 435-438

The supposed creativity of left-handed and dyslexic individuals may fit well with an entrepreneurial occupation. Empirical evidence from two representative Dutch samples, however, shows that left-handed and dyslexic individuals are not more likely to be(come) entrepreneurs than right-handed and...

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Cognitive Ability and Hemispheric Indecision - Two Surpluses and a Deficit

Denny, Kevin - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 2006

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The economic consequences of being left-handed: some sinister results

Denny, Kevin; O'Sullivan, Vincent - Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) - 2006

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In praise of ambidexterity: How a continuum of handedness predicts social adjustment

Denny, Kevin; Zhang, Wen - School of Economics, University College Dublin - 2010

This paper estimates the relationship between handedness and social adjustment. In addition to binary measures of hand preference, we also use a continuous measure of hand skill. Outcomes at ages 7, 11 and 16 are studied. Using a semi-parametric estimator it is shown that non-righthandedness (as...

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Unraveling two myths about entrepreneurs

Hessels, Jolanda; Rietveld, Cornelius A.; Zwan, Peter … - In: Economics letters 122 (2014) 3, pp. 435-438

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The choice polarity effect : an investigation of evolutionary-based trait handedness and perceived magnitudes on laterally displayed choices

Gould, Stephen J.; Goldsmith, Emily; Lee, Michael - In: Journal of business research : JBR 120 (2020), pp. 627-637

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Examining risk absorption capacity as a mediating factor in the relationship between cognition and neuroplasticity in investors in investment decision making

Behera, Yadav Devi Prasad; Nanda, Sudhansu Sekhar; … - In: International Journal of Financial Studies : open … 10 (2022) 1, pp. 1-16

-absorption attitudes in the relationship between cognition and neuroplasticity in investors. Data for the study collected from 506 …-based structural equation modeling. The findings of the study indicate that the constructs, viz., the investors' cognition, risk … mediates the relationship between the investors' cognition and neuroplasticity. The outcomes of the study are expected to aid …

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