Influence of Different Factors on Life Expectancy Considering Spatial Dependence of the Russian Regions

Student: Zhukova Anna

Educational Programme: Economics (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2017

The paper examines the influence of various socio-economic and environmental factors on the life expectancy and mortality of the Russian population using regional data in 2014. By using spatial econometrics it is shown that there are differences in the models of life expectancy for men and women, as well as for residents from the western and eastern Russian regions. Also results of spatial econometric models and regression analysis using the least squares method are compared. In addition, the influence of factors on the mortality of the population from various causes was analyzed. The influence of the negative impact of environmental pollution, the deterioration of medical conditions, as well as the positive impact of the population's income on the life expectancy of the population have been revealed.

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