Income-based price subsidies, parallel imports and markets access to new drugs for the poor

In health markets, government policies tend to subsidize poorer groups. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the implications of an income-based subsidy policy on the incentives of countries to implement price arbitrage and of firms to provide market access to poorer groups.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Acharyya, Rajat ; García-Alonso, María D. C.
Publisher:	Canterbury : University of Kent, Department of Economics
Subject:	Gesundheitswesen \| Pharmazeutisches Produkt \| Gesundheitskosten \| Niedrigeinkommen \| Öffentlicher Transfer \| Preisdifferenzierung \| Theorie \| pharmaceuticals \| income based subsidies \| parallel imports \| market access

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Series:	Department of Economics Discussion Paper ; 08,20
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	588113387 [GVK] hdl:10419/50612 [Handle]
Classification:	D4 - Market Structure and Pricing ; L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance ; I1 - Health
Source:	EconStor

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