Pharmaceutical markets experience the entry of numerous generic firms upon expiration of the brand firm's patent. In this paper, we take a close look at competition among the generic entrants during the first three years after patent expiration and examine whether there is a first mover...

In the last two decades, E-commerce has become synonymous with communication, strategy and business practices, facilitating electronic transactions for business process via EDI (Electronic Data Interchange). E-commerce enhances value of the industry through key underlying processes such as, high...

Longitudinal, disease-level data are used to analyze the impact of pharmaceutical innovation on longevity (mean age at death), hospital utilization, and medical expenditure in Greece during the period 1995 - 2010. The estimates indicate that pharmaceutical innovation increased mean age at death...