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

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 353-374

  Denny, Kevin ^a,b   O'Sullivan, Vincent ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCOME; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 34247188452     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.2.353     Document Type: Article

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