TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Rees, Daniel I.
AU  - Sabia, Joseph J.
        TI  - Migraine Headache and Labor Market Outcomes
        PY  - 2012/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7034
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7034
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - migraine headache
KW  - wages
KW  - labor force participation
KW  - productivity
        ER  -