Pharmaceutical Patents and Prices : A Preliminary Empirical Assessment Using Data from India

The enforcement of stringent intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical sector of developing countries generates considerable controversy, due to both the extensive research investment and the public policy importance of this sector. This paper explores the likely effects of enforcing produc...

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Main Authors: Duggan, Mark, Goyal, Aparajita
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
R&D
WEB
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16258614/pharmaceutical-patents-prices-preliminary-empirical-assessment-using-data-india-pharmaceutical-patents-prices-preliminary-empirical-assessment-using-data-india
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9342