The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of the Biopharmaceutical Industry

This volume comprises 18 chapters by leading academics on the economics of the biopharmaceutical industry. Part one examines economic determinants of biopharmaceutical R&D including financing, regulation, and patents. Part two addresses major issues in pharmaceutical markets including pricing, price regulation, and promotion; insurance coverage and effects of patient cost-sharing; the health value of pharmaceuticals; and the endemic use of mergers, acquisitions, and alliances.