External economies of scale, government purchasing commitment and welfare improvements in the vaccines industry

Some industries exhibit external economies of scale. In these cases,the introduction of self-financing tax subsidy programmes canimprove social welfare. This paper advocates intervention incompetitive markets if economies of scale existand implementing the policy is inexpensive.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pedro Garcia-del-Barrio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of A Coruna 2012-12-01
Series:European Journal of Government and Economics
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Online Access:http://www.ejge.org/index.php/ejge/article/view/15