Price-cost margin in the pharmaceutical industry: Empirical evidence from Finland

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-128

  Linnosmaa, Ismo ^a   Hermans, Raine ^b   Hallinen, Taru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

Author keywords

Competition; Pharmaceuticals; Pricing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; FINLAND; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PRICING;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DRUG COSTS; DRUG INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FINLAND; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC;

EID: 3042577292     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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