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Publication Date: October 2002
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Author(s): Dean Baker; Noriko Chatani
Research Area: Health
Keywords: Patent monopolies; Prescription drugs; Public domain
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
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.