Economic Effects of Product Liability and Other Litigation Involving the Safety and Effectiveness of Pharmaceuticals

• Main Author: Garber, Steven (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2013
• Subjects: Law, citizenship & rights for the lay person; Private / Civil law: general works; Pharmacology; Health Sciences; Law
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Liability effects on the economic performance of the pharmaceutical industry play a prominent role in the debate about the economic effects of product liability in the United States. The author analyzes incentive effects on company decisions, implications for economic outcomes such as drug safety an...