Kolosnitsyna, Marina; Berdnikova, Arina - In: Applied Econometrics 15 (2009) 3, pp. 72-93
Global patterns of overweight and obesity trends, main factors influencing the process and instruments for public … intervention are discussed. Special attention is paid to implications (economic costs) of overweight. By using RLMS data the … authors estimate prevalence of overweight and obesity in Russia and identify its specific features. Estimations of direct and …