Can health insurance coverage explain the generic competition paradox?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 101
Issue: 1
Pages: 48-52

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In the context of a three-stage model with consumers differing in their health insurance coverage, the paper shows that there exist conditions under which the price of brand-name drugs increases following the entry of generic drugs.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:101:y:2008:i:1:p:48-52
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25