Free Trade Against Free Riders?

Outterson, Kevin

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Free Trade Against Free Riders?

Kevin Outterson

Boston University School of Law

Pharma Pricing & Reimbursement, Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. 254-255, September 2004

Abstract:
The US is using free trade agreements to address the global free rider problem in pharmaceutical R&D. This brief article outlines several objections to that approach.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 2

Keywords: Free rider, pharmaceutical, USTR, trade agreements, R&D

JEL Classification: F12, F13, I18, K11, K19, K32, K33

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Date posted: November 8, 2004

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Outterson, Kevin, Free Trade Against Free Riders?. Pharma Pricing & Reimbursement, Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. 254-255, September 2004. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=615144

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Kevin Outterson (Contact Author)

Boston University School of Law ( email )

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