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Pharmaceutical Followers

NBER Working Paper No. w19522

44 Pages Posted: 11 Oct 2013 Last revised: 6 May 2023

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Peter Arcidiacono

Duke University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Paul B. Ellickson

University of Rochester - Simon Business School

Peter Landry

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

David B. Ridley

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business

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Date Written: October 2013

Abstract

We estimate a model of drug demand and supply that incorporates insurance, advertising, and competition between branded and generic drugs within and across therapeutic classes. We use data on antiulcer drugs from 1991 to 2010. Our simulations show generics and ``me-too'' drugs each increased consumer welfare more than $100 million in 2010, holding insurance premiums constant. However, insurance payments in 2010 fell by nearly $1 billion due to generics and rose by over $7 billion due to me-too antiulcer drugs.

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Arcidiacono, Peter and Ellickson, Paul B. and Landry, Peter and Ridley, David B., Pharmaceutical Followers (October 2013). NBER Working Paper No. w19522, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2338894

Peter Arcidiacono (Contact Author)

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Paul B. Ellickson

University of Rochester - Simon Business School ( email )

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Peter Landry

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management ( email )

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Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6 M5S1S4
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David B. Ridley

Duke University - Fuqua School of Business ( email )

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Durham, NC 27708-0120
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