Antoñanzas, Fernando; Juárez-Castelló, Carmelo; … - In: SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 2 (2011) 1, pp. 75-95
We analyze how a manufacturer with a brand-name drug close to patent expiration decides to launch a product-line extension (an upgrade through innovation) before it faces generic competition. There are two types of physicians: loyal physicians always prescribe first the product-line extension...