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Copula-based modelling of self-reported health states : an application to the use of EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L in evaluating drug therapies for rheumatic disease
Hernandez-Alava, Monica; Pudney, Stephen E. - 2016 - This version February 22, 2016
the two, which would imply the reversal of an important conclusion in a real-world evaluation of drug therapies. …
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The drugs economy and anti-drug policy in developing countries
Shams, Rasul - In: Intereconomics : review of European economic policy 27 (1992) 3, pp. 139-144
The drugs economy has now developed into a major factor in many developing countries. What effects on the economies of the countries concerned do drugs production and the drugs trade have? How should the prospects of success for substitution policies be judged? What strategy to curb the demand...
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Police bias in the enforcement of drug crimes : evidence from low priority laws
DeAngelo, Gregory; Gittings, R. Kaj; Ross, Amanda; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011456189
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The cost-effectiveness of celecoxib versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs plus proton-pump inhibitors in the treatment of osteoarthritis in Saudi Arabia
Nasef, Sherif A.; Shaaban, A. Aziz; Mould-Quevedo, Joaquin - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 13, pp. 1-8
Background: Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors including celecoxib are as effective as non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ns-NSAIDs) in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) and have less gastrointestinal toxicity. Although they are associated with higher treatment costs, COX-2...
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De facto or de jure? : ethnic differences in quit responses to legal protections of medical marijuana dispensaries
Williams, Jenny; Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo; Smart, Rosanna - 2019
This paper studies the impact of legal medical marijuana markets on the decision to quit marijuana use. We distinguish between de jure legalization, where dispensaries are legally protected, and de facto legalization, where dispensaries operate in the absence of laws protecting them. Geographic...
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From pain patient to junkie : an economic theory of painkiller consumption and its impact on wellbeing and longevity
Strulik, Holger - 2019 - Revised version May 2019
calibrate the model for a benchmark American and investigate the comparative dynamics of alternative drug characteristics, pain …
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The political economy of Colombia's cocaine industry
O'Connor, Dermot - 2009
appropriation of revenues is highly concentrated, suggesting a great capacity for illegal drug-firms to impact Colombian economy and … the state, making the industry highly volatile and risky. If illegally accumulated drug-money can serve as a source of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012061074
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How do opioid prescribing restrictions affect pharmaceutical promotion? : lessons from the Mandatory Access Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
Nguyen, Thuy D.; Bradford, W. David; Simon, Kosali … - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012129222
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Going after the addiction, not the addicted : the impact of drug decriminalization in Portugal
Félix, Sónia; Portugal, Pedro; Tavares, Ana - 2017
This paper investigates the impact of drug decriminalization in Portugal using the Synthetic Control Method. The … applied econometric methodology compares Portuguese drug-related variables with the ones extracted from a convex combination … in the number of heroine and cocaine seizures, a decrease in the number of offenses and drug-related deaths, and a …
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The impact of state medical marijuana laws on social security disability insurance and workers' compensation benefit claiming
Maclean, Johanna Catherine; Ghimire, Keshar M.; … - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011744055