Price Dynamics of Swedish Pharmaceuticals

43 Pages Posted: 3 Aug 2020

Date Written: June 1, 2020

Abstract

This paper investigates price patterns of off-patent pharmaceuticals in Sweden. I show that price dynamics are dependent on the number of competitors in the market. The price patterns follow predictions from a model of dynamic price competition in which the demand for pharmaceuticals incorporates the known biases of consumers: habit persistence and brand preferences. Using the regulated market of Swedish pharmaceuticals, I show that price dynamics may help in identifying possible tacit collusion by manufacturers in markets where consumers experience behavioral frictions.

Keywords: pharmaceutical pricing; dynamic oligopoly; state dependence; price cycles

JEL Classification: D43, I11, L13, L40

Suggested Citation

Janssen, Aljoscha, Price Dynamics of Swedish Pharmaceuticals (June 1, 2020). IFN Working Paper No. 1325 (2020), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3644251 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3644251

Aljoscha Janssen (Contact Author)

Singapore Management University ( email )

Li Ka Shing Library
70 Stamford Road
Singapore 178901, 178899
Singapore

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