Generic-branded drug competition and the price for pharmaceuticals in procurement auctions

This paper studies the effects of generic drug’s entry on bidding behavior of drug suppliers in procurement auctions for pharmaceuticals, and the consequences on procurer’s price paid for drugs. Using an unique data set on procurement auctions for off-patent drugs organized by Brazilian public bodie...

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Main Author: Arvate, Paulo Roberto (author)
Other Authors: Barbosa, Klênio (author), Gambardella, Dante (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10438/11322
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.fgv.br:10438/11322