RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Effect of Migraine Headache on Educational Attainment
JF Journal of Human Resources
JO J Hum Resour
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 317
OP 332
DO 10.3368/jhr.46.2.317
VO 46
IS 2
A1 Rees, Daniel I.
A1 Sabia, Joseph J.
YR 2011
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/46/2/317.abstract
AB Despite the fact that migraine headaches are common and debilitating, little is known about their effect on educational attainment. Using data drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we estimate the relationship between migraine headache and three outcomes: high school grade point average, the probability of graduating high school, and the probability of attending college. Our results provide evidence that migraine headache negatively impacts human capital accumulation. The relationship between migraine headache and educational attainment is explained, in part, through its effect on school absences and the respondent’s self-reported ability to pay attention in class and complete homework.