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Healthy Lifestyles in Russia: Old Issues and New Policies

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  • Alexey Kalinin

    (Researcher, Laboratory for Economic Research in Public Sector, Center for Fundamental Studies, NRU HSE)

  • Marina Kolosnitsyna

    (Head, Laboratory for Economic Research in Public Sector, Center for Fundamental Studies, NRU HSE)

  • Liudmila Zasimova

    (Leading Researcher, Laboratory for Economic Research in Public Sector, Center for Fundamental Studies, NRU HSE)

Abstract

Individuals’ lifestyles strongly affect health outcomes and thus are a subject for public regulations in all developed countries. In this paper we discuss how different policy measures change individual behaviour with respect to consuming alcohol, tobacco products, and healthy food and participating in sports activities. We start by presenting data on health-related behaviours in Russia compared to other countries and show that the majority of Russians do not pay enough attention to their health and underestimate the risks of unhealthy behaviour. We analyse the public policy response to the increasing number of people with unhealthy habits to prove that drawbacks in legal acts and in public procurement increase the prevalence of bad habits. We therefore propose different policy instruments to improve the current situation and analyse the possible impacts and costs of suggested measures

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  • Alexey Kalinin & Marina Kolosnitsyna & Liudmila Zasimova, 2011. "Healthy Lifestyles in Russia: Old Issues and New Policies," HSE Working papers WP BRP 02/PA/2011, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
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    Keywords

    healthy lifestyle; public policy; alcohol abuse; smoking; obesity.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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