Migraine Headache and Labor Market Outcomes

Daniel Rees and Joseph J. Sabia ()
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Joseph J. Sabia: San Diego State University

No 7034, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: While migraine headache can be physically debilitating, no study has attempted to estimate its effects on labor market outcomes. Using data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we estimate the effect of migraine headache on labor force participation, hours worked, and wages. We find that migraine headache is associated with a decrease in wages. However, there is little evidence that migraine headache leads to reductions in labor force participation or hours worked. We conclude that estimates of the cost of migraine headache to society should include its impact on wages.

Keywords: migraine headache; wages; labor force participation; productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 J30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2012-11
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-hea and nep-lab
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Published - published in: Health Economics, 2015, 24 (6), 659-671

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