In October 2002, a substitution reform was introduced in the Swedish pharmaceuticals market. In this paper, the effects … of increased price competition due to the reform on the entry of new pharmaceutical products were studied. The results …

. Allowing for price cap regulation, we show that the negative effect on generic entry can be reversed, and that reference …

interpretation of theory relating price to competition in generic drug markets. We find significant biases associated with estimates …. The effects of the second and third competitors on price have important implications for drug competition policy and the …