Healthy Skepticism Library item: 19958

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Publication type: Report

Baker D, Chatani N
Promoting Good Ideas on Drugs: Are Patents the Best Way?
cepr 2002 Oct 11
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/promoting-good-ideas-on-drugs-are-patents-the-best-way/

Abstract:

This paper notes six important ways in which patent rents in the pharmaceutical industry lead to wasteful or harmful behavior, and explores alternative systems that would be more efficient.

Notes:

The Relative Efficiency of Patent and Public Support for Bio-Medical Research