Common ownership in the US pharmaceutical industry: A network analysis

Albert Banal-Estanol, Melissa Newham and Jo Seldeslachts

No 663270, Working Papers of Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, Leuven from KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, Leuven

Abstract: We investigate patterns in common ownership networks between firms that are active in the US pharmaceutical industry for the period 2004-2014. Our main findings are that “brand firms” —i.e. firms that have R&D capabilities and launch new drugs—exhibit relatively dense common ownership networks with each other that further increase significantly in density over time, whereas the network of “generic firms” —i.e. firms that primarily specialize in developing and launching generic drugs— is much sparser and stays that way over the span of our sample. Finally, when considering the common ownership links between brands firms, on the one hand, and generic firms, on the other, we find that brand firms have become more connected to generic firms over time. We discuss the potential antitrust implications of these findings.

Keywords: Common ownership networks; pharmaceutical companies; competition; innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49
Date: 2020-11-16
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Published in MSI Working Paper, volume MSI_2012, issue MSI_2012, pages 1-49

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Journal Article: Common Ownership in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry: A Network Analysis (2021)
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