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What do drug monopolies cost consumers in developing countries?

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This paper quantifies the effects of drug monopolies and low per-capita income on pharmaceutical prices in developing economies using the example of the antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) used to treat HIV.

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  • Hellerstein, Rebecca, 2012. "What do drug monopolies cost consumers in developing countries?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 116(1), pages 108-111.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:116:y:2012:i:1:p:108-111
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.114
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    Keywords

    Intellectual property rights; International price discrimination; TRIPS agreement; Pharmaceutical industry; Markups;
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    JEL classification:

    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
    • L65 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Chemicals; Rubber; Drugs; Biotechnology; Plastics
    • O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital

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