Sympathy and the Value of Health: The Spill-over Effects of Migraine on Household Well-being

摘要

In this paper a model of life satisfactionmeasurement is formulated to calculatehappiness interdependencies. The model isapplied to estimate the spill-over effects ofmigraine headache on well-being. It is foundthat women are more compassionate thanmen. The results also show that ignoringhappiness interdependencies of migraineheadache underestimates the effects of migraineheadache on well-being.happiness interdependence - life-satisfaction - migraine - willingness to pay