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Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Declining Profitability of Drug Innovation

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  • Meir Statman

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In the early part of the period 1954–1978, the rate of return on drugs was nearly double the cost of capital, but at the end of the period the return declined to the cost of capital or below. The author traces the causes of this decline in the profitability of drug innovation.

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  • Meir Statman, 1983. "Competition in the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Declining Profitability of Drug Innovation," Books, American Enterprise Institute, number 920795, September.
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    Cited by:

    1. Yulia Nedelcheva, 2019. "Competition And Competitiveness In Pharmaceutical Industry," Economics and Management, Faculty of Economics, SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY "NEOFIT RILSKI", BLAGOEVGRAD, vol. 16(2), pages 66-77.
    2. Daniel B. Klein, 2008. "Colleagues, Where Is the Market Failure? Economists on the FDA," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 5(3), pages 316-348, September.

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    pharmaceuticals; drug policy; R&D; AEI Press; drug industry;
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    • A - General Economics and Teaching

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