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Global pharmaceutical pricing strategies: profit implications of price discounting
Longo, Christopher J. - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 2 (2010) 6, pp. 447-460
Global pharmaceutical pricing strategies have been debated in published literature; however, these debates have not accounted for the differences in elasticity of demand between the public, private and cash paying markets. A mathematical model is presented that explores several plausible...
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Stimmt die Chemie? Die Export- und Forschungsstärke der Chemischen und Pharmazeutischen Industrie im Ost-West-Vergleich
Heller, Julia; Kluge, Jan; Ochsner, Christian - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 21 (2014) 06, pp. 11-19
Die Chemische und Pharmazeutische Industrie ist nicht zuletzt wegen ihrer starken Export- und Forschungsorientierung einer der Wachstumsträger der deutschen Volkswirtschaft. Prinzipiell gilt dies auch für Ostdeutschland. Wie in diesem Beitrag gezeigt wird, sind insbesondere die dortigen...
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Inferring the Effects of Vertical Integration from Entry Games : An Analysis of the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry
Kubo, Kensuke - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2010
This paper introduces a novel method for examining the effects of vertical integration. The basic idea is to estimate the parameters of a vertical entry game. By carefully specifying firms' payoff equations and constructing appropriate tests, it is possible to use estimates on rival profit...
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28th out of 30: Poor medicine and unhealthy Americans
Fullbrook, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
In 1970 the USA spent 7% of its GNP on healthcare, in 200716%. Whereas the OECD average per capita expenditure on … healthcare in 2007 was $2,964, the USA spent $7,290. Yet in that same period, the health of America’s citizens relative to those … up around healthcare in the USA. Because the magnitude of the relative decline in healthcare in the USA is poorly …
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An analysis of the credit rating agencies
D'Amato, Stephen - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 6 (2014) 3, pp. 258-283
rating methodology and assess the ratings of these agencies in regards to Greece, France, and the USA. …
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Transfer students from two-year institutions to four-year institutions at the course-level: a case of minority students population
Kagochi, John; Durmaz, Nazif - In: International Journal of Education Economics and Development 5 (2014) 3, pp. 257-266
This paper empirically investigates the performance of transfer students from two-year colleges to four-year institutions at the course-level, especially colleges with significant minority student population. Advantages of looking at transfer student's performance at the course level are;...
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The financial contagion effects of the subprime crisis on BRIC countries
Hmida, Mourad - In: International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting 6 (2014) 3, pp. 175-188
phenomenon between the financial markets of the USA, Brazil, Russia, India and China during the current crisis. …
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Designing a large-scale emergency logistics network - a case study for Kentucky
Umut Rıfat Tuzkaya; Heragu, Sunderesh S.; Evans, … - In: European Journal of Industrial Engineering 8 (2014) 4, pp. 513-532
During a medical emergency in the USA, critical medical supplies such as medications, vaccines, gloves, masks and …
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Oil spills: are corporations responsible for protecting the environment? USA and Africa
Wrigley, Eric - In: African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 3 (2014) 3, pp. 237-253
The purpose of this paper is to answer the following question: are corporations responsible for protecting the environment? In order to answer this question, this paper addresses the following topics: major oil spills, corporate social responsibility, corporate social irresponsibility,...
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Provider perceptions of electronic medical records and e-prescribing and their integration into safety net clinics
Hotchkiss, Renee Brent; Mason, Mondi A.; John R. … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 1/2/3, pp. 79-91
This paper reports the findings of a formative study that examined knowledge, readiness, and perceptions of healthcare providers in safety-net clinics about electronic medical records (EMR) and e-prescribing. It was conducted in six safety net clinics in southeast Georgia that serve a...
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