Drivers of smoking and physical activity in Russia: Do individual time preferences matter?
This article analyzes the relationship between individual decisions to smoke and to do physical exercises. It is assumed that individual time preferences play a major role in explaining individual health behavior. The database is the special survey of Russians’ lifestyle conducted in 2017. A multiva...
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Voprosy Ekonomiki
2022-12-01
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| author | Tatiana V. Kossova Elena V. Kossova Maria A. Sheluntcova |
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| description | This article analyzes the relationship between individual decisions to smoke and to do physical exercises. It is assumed that individual time preferences play a major role in explaining individual health behavior. The database is the special survey of Russians’ lifestyle conducted in 2017. A multivariate probit model with endogenous binary variable enables to analyze the relationship between smoking, doing physical exercises, and individual time preferences. Individual time preferences are determined through a hypothetical money experiment. An individual discount rate is used as a proxy for the rate of time preferences. We reveal that there is a negative relationship between smoking and doing physical exercises because of unobservable factors. It might be an individual inclination to follow a healthy or unhealthy lifestyle. There is a negative influence of the higher individual discount rate on doing physical exercises and a positive influence of the higher individual discount rate on smoking. Social policy should accentuate the short-term benefits from smoking cessation and regular physical exercises rather than probable future health improvements. For target groups with the higher individual discount rate, highlighting the short-term negative consequences of avoiding healthy behaviors will be more effective than drawing attention to future health risks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b7dcc85d88f42488b2f443c2cd57c622022-12-22T09:54:06ZengVoprosy EkonomikiRussian Journal of Economics2405-47392022-12-018438139010.32609/j.ruje.8.8134381343Drivers of smoking and physical activity in Russia: Do individual time preferences matter?Tatiana V. Kossova0Elena V. Kossova1Maria A. Sheluntcova2HSE UniversityHSE UniversityHSE UniversityThis article analyzes the relationship between individual decisions to smoke and to do physical exercises. It is assumed that individual time preferences play a major role in explaining individual health behavior. The database is the special survey of Russians’ lifestyle conducted in 2017. A multivariate probit model with endogenous binary variable enables to analyze the relationship between smoking, doing physical exercises, and individual time preferences. Individual time preferences are determined through a hypothetical money experiment. An individual discount rate is used as a proxy for the rate of time preferences. We reveal that there is a negative relationship between smoking and doing physical exercises because of unobservable factors. It might be an individual inclination to follow a healthy or unhealthy lifestyle. There is a negative influence of the higher individual discount rate on doing physical exercises and a positive influence of the higher individual discount rate on smoking. Social policy should accentuate the short-term benefits from smoking cessation and regular physical exercises rather than probable future health improvements. For target groups with the higher individual discount rate, highlighting the short-term negative consequences of avoiding healthy behaviors will be more effective than drawing attention to future health risks.https://rujec.org/article/81343/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Tatiana V. Kossova Elena V. Kossova Maria A. Sheluntcova Drivers of smoking and physical activity in Russia: Do individual time preferences matter? Russian Journal of Economics |
| title | Drivers of smoking and physical activity in Russia: Do individual time preferences matter? |
| title_full | Drivers of smoking and physical activity in Russia: Do individual time preferences matter? |
| title_fullStr | Drivers of smoking and physical activity in Russia: Do individual time preferences matter? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Drivers of smoking and physical activity in Russia: Do individual time preferences matter? |
| title_short | Drivers of smoking and physical activity in Russia: Do individual time preferences matter? |
| title_sort | drivers of smoking and physical activity in russia do individual time preferences matter |
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