Title:

Reference Pricing, Competition, and Pharmaceutical Expenditures: Theory and Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Authors:

Kurt Brekke (Norwegian School of Econ and Bus Admin)
Tor Helge Holmas (Health Economics Bergen)
Odd Rune Straume (U Minho, U Bergen)

Journal:

Journal of Public Economics

Year:

2011

Volume:

95

Pages:

624-638

JEL codes:

L11 - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
L51 - Economics of Regulation
L65 - Chemicals; Rubber; Drugs; Biotechnology