living, the postwar productivity convergence experience among OECD countries, price cap regulation and productivity growth …This the inaugural issue of the International Productivity Monitor, a new publication produced by the Ottawa … productivity for improving living standards and quality of life. We will be publishing twice a year articles from leading …

This paper studies the effects of price regulation and parallel imports in the on-patent pharmaceutical market. First … prices. We show that the effects of price regulation crucially depend on whether the producer faces competition from parallel … imports. While parallel imports improve the bargaining position of the pharmacy, price regulation counteracts this effect and …

This paper studies the effects of price regulation and parallel imports in the onpatent pharmaceutical market. First … prices. We show that the effects of price regulation crucially depend on whether the producer faces competition from parallel … imports. While parallel imports improve the bargaining position of the pharmacy, price regulation counteracts this effect and …

using an example of a new entry by a single firm in an established therapeutic area. Analyses suggest that when the price …% price decrease results in a net increase in global profit under several scenarios. The model suggests that under certain … conditions it may prove advantageous for a pharmaceutical company to consider global price discounting. …

Data on broadband performance shows that Japan and Korea are significantly ahead of the USA and Europe. Korea is by far … the global front-runner in terms of broadband penetration. However, Japan is the global leader in terms of speed, price …

Data on broadband performance shows that Japan and Korea are significantly ahead of the USA and Europe. Korea is by far … the global front-runner in terms of broadband penetration. However, Japan is the global leader in terms of speed, price …

Drug price regulation is acquiring increasing significance in the investment choices of the pharmaceutical sector. The … for money. However, price regulation is itself a source of distortion. In this study, we examine the welfare properties of …

This paper studies how patent rights and price regulation affect how fast new drugs are launched in different countries … duration and content of patent and price control regimes. Price regulation strongly delays launch, while longer and more …