Generic competition in the pharmaceutical market is an effective cost-containment mechanism that improves static … adoption of generic competition. This paper aims to investigate how price regulations in the OECD affect the adoption of … generic competition following the first global generic launch of each molecule. Drawing upon data from 1999 to 2008, we …

more agressive, which triggers price competition and potentially deters entry by generic producers. To investigate the … branded and generic drug prices and branded market shares. Despite fiercer price competition, the number of generic producers …

Many countries with national health care providers and health insurances regulate the market for pharmaceuticals to … drug substitution and competition. Since 2006, Germany follows an innovative approach by differentiating drug co … potential reductions in co-payments. We refer to the latter result as the "co-payment exemption paradox." Our competition proxy …