, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on the diversity of the diet in Russia between 1994 and 2005. All those … strong habits in drinking and smoking, and the absence of habits in fat and protein consumption. We also found evidence of … behavior. Similarly, men show higher habit persistence for alcohol and cigarette consumption. The results also suggest that …

Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary …, and empirical evidence on, the economics of risky health behaviors. It describes traditional economic approaches … increase social welfare. The chapter summarizes the literature on the consequences of risky health behaviors for economic …

I show that an advertising ban is more likely to increase — rather than decrease — total consumption when advertising …