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Price Regulation and Parallel Imports of Pharmaceuticals

Brekke, Kurt Richard - 2015

This paper studies the effects of price regulation and parallel imports in the on-patent pharmaceutical market. In a … theory model where the producer price is subject to bargaining between the brand-name producer and a distributor, we show … that the effects of stricter price regulation crucially depend on whether the producer faces competition from parallel …

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Reference Pricing with Endogenous Generic Entry

Brekke, Kurt Richard - 2015

. Allowing for price cap regulation, we show that the negative effect on generic entry can be reversed, and that reference …

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Horizontal Mergers and Product Quality

Brekke, Kurt Richard - 2015

We study the effects of horizontal mergers when firms compete on quality and price. Two key factors are identified: (i) the magnitude of variable quality costs, and (ii) the relative magnitudes of cross-quality and cross-price effects on demand. The merging firms will increase (reduce) both...

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Margins and Market Shares: Pharmacy Incentives for Generic Substitution.

Brekke, Kurt Richard; Holmås, Tor Helge; Straume, Odd Rune - Institutt for samfunnsøkonomi, Norges Handelshøyskole … - 2010

We study the impact of product margins on pharmacies’ incentive to promote generics instead of brand-names. First, we construct a theoretical model where pharmacies can persuade patients with a brand-name prescription to purchase a generic version instead. We show that...

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Does Reference Pricing Drive Out Generic Competition in Pharmaceutical Markets? Evidence from a Policy Reform

Brekke, Kurt Richard - 2015

In this paper we study the impact of reference pricing (RP) on entry of generic firms in the pharmaceutical market. For given prices, RP increases generic firms' expected profit, but since RP also stimulates price competition, the impact on generic entry is theoretically ambiguous. In order to...

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Capital Taxation and Imperfect Competition : ACE vs. CBIT

Brekke, Kurt Richard - 2015

This paper studies the market and welfare effects of two main tax reforms – the Corporate Business Income Tax (CBIT) and the Allowance for Corporate Equity tax (ACE). Using an imperfect-competition model for a small open economy, it is shown that the well-known neutrality property of ACE does...

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Capital Taxation and Imperfect Competition : ACE vs. CBIT

Brekke, Kurt Richard - 2015

This paper studies the market and welfare effects of two main tax reforms – the Comprehensive Business Income Tax (CBIT) and the Allowance for Corporate Equity tax (ACE). Using an imperfect-competition model for a small open economy, it is shown that the well-known neutrality property of ACE...

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