This working paper is devoted to researching inter-regional differences in the volume and structure of alcohol consumption. To find the underlying trends and dependences, we tested hypotheses about the influence of various macroeconomic factors on alcohol consumption in Russia. The tests were...

Purpose: Purpose of the article is to investigate the effect of marriage on male wages in Russia. The paper provides insight about contribution of observed and unobserved factors to wages of Russian men regarding their marital status. Design/methodology/approach: Database is the Russian...

Purpose: The paper investigates changes in consumption of pure alcohol, vodka, beer, wine and fortified wine by neighboring age classes of Russians. Design/methodology/approach: Data source is the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey – HSE from 2000 to 2017. Age groups are those born in...

A rate of time preferences reflects an individual's opinion on how to distribute consumption among periods. In this paper we examine various socio-economic factors that are related to the rate of time preferences in Russia. Necessary data are obtained from a survey from the Yuri Levada...

This paper aims to investigate differences in the volume and structure of alcohol consumption and then to reveal the impact of alcohol consumption on life expectancy in Russian regions. We consider the contribution of different product to the dynamics of consuming absolute alcohol. Necessary...

Rate of time preferences reflects an individual’s opinion on how to distribute consumption over time. In this paper we examine various socio-economic factors that are related to rate of time preferences in Russia. The data are obtained from a survey from the Yuri Levada Analytical Center in...