Physicians may learn about prescription drug effectiveness directly from the firm via detailing or from patient … policy makers. First, we find that the optimal sampling level for a drug category is a nonmonotonic function of patient … payment ability and the price of the drug. Second, an increase in the cost of samples can lead to an increase in sampling and …

. Empirical evidence for a survey of US physicians suggests that survey supply even for this wealthy group is affected by the …

. Empirical evidence for a survey of US physicians suggests that survey supply even for this wealthy group is affected by the …

pharmaceuticals. I examine micro-panel data from Japan, where physicians can legally make profits by prescribing and dispensing drugs …. The results indicate that physicians often fail to internalize patient costs, explaining why cheaper generics are …

approval. By contrast, patent prolongation does not affect physicians' prescription decisions and increases the likelihood of …

This paper studies the consequences of physician authority on pharmaceutical prescribing. Physicians engage in a costly … underlying level of physician skill or knowledge cannot be observed, differences among physicians in terms of these attributes … concentrated (i.e., some physicians prescribe a more diverse portfolio of drugs than others). Second, this concentration is …

approval. By contrast, patent prolongation does not affect physicians' prescription decisions and increases the likelihood of …