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Economic effects of product liability and other litigation involving the safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals /

Liability effects on the economic performance of the pharmaceutical industry play a prominent role in the debate about the economic effects of product liability in the United States. The author analyzes incentive effects on company decisions, implications for economic outcomes such as drug safety an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garber, Steven
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Institute for Civil Justice, 2013.
Subjects:
Products liability > Drugs > Economic aspects > United States.
Pharmaceutical industry > United States.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Pharmaceutical industry.
Products liability > Drugs > Economic aspects.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Liability effects on the economic performance of the pharmaceutical industry play a prominent role in the debate about the economic effects of product liability in the United States. The author analyzes incentive effects on company decisions, implications for economic outcomes such as drug safety and effectiveness, and suggests how public policy changes could mitigate liability-based sources of inefficient decisions of pharmaceutical companies.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 96 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780833079916
0833079913