Regulating Ambiguous Risks: The Less than Rational Regulation of Pharmaceuticals
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- Viscusi, W. Kip & Zeckhauser, Richard, 2014. "Regulating Ambiguous Risks: The Less Than Rational Regulation of Pharmaceuticals," Working Paper Series rwp14-005, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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