Strategic Entry Deterrence and the Behavior of Pharmaceutical Incumbents Prior to Patent Expiration

This paper develops a new approach to testing for strategic entry deterrence and applies it to the behavior of pharmaceutical incumbents before patent expiration. It examines a cross section of markets, determining whether behavior is nonmonotonic in market size. Under some conditions, investment le...

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Main Authors: Ellison, Glenn (Contributor), Ellison, Sara F. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2012-06-01T22:19:58Z.
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