(1) Department of Health Sciences, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands;(2) Department of General Economics, University of Amsterdam, Roetersstraat 11, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands E-mail
Abstract:
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.