By a show of hands how many are you are left handed? Wow, that many. Okay, I’m kidding, but not about the question itself. In fact, if you are a full fledged lefty… and are male… then I have good news for you. According to a recent study, left handed men regularly earn more money than their right handed counterparts.
The study, done by three economists from Lafayette College and Johns Hopkins University analyzed a sample of five thousand men and woman and learned that among men, the left handed ones generated a substantially larger income than right handed ones. The research showed that left handed men earned 13% more income than righties and 21% more if they had completed some form of higher education. The study also found that more lefties make it into professional fields than righties.
So what does that mean for us righties? Well, if you are a single female you can use the information in your search for Mr. Right. If your Mr. Fabulous is required to bring home the bacon, then you should narrow your search to left handed dates only. And, it’s not like you even need to ask if he is left handed–that’s the beauty of having the information–you can be very subtle. You don’t have to announce to the world that you are more interested in the size of his 401K than his shoes. Just spend a few hours with him at a restaurant—check out which hand he holds his fork in or which one he uses to sign the bill.
If you are already married you can use the information to prod your left handed husband with. All those years that he spent convincing you that he was maxing out on his potential could fall by the wayside once you share the results of the study with him. By, the way the study never mentioned how much income amidexterous people make.