Patent policy regulation and public health

Anna Rita Bennato () and Monica Giulietti
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Anna Rita Bennato: Loughborough University

Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2019, vol. 46, issue 4, No 1, 457 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper analyzes the impact of the trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) agreement on social welfare, when the effects on public health are taken into account. In particular, we study how the new international patent policy affects social welfare through the availability of pharmaceutical products. Extending the model developed by Grossman and Lai (Am Econ Rev 94(5):1635–1653, 2004) on optimal patent protection, this paper examines the externality generated by the intellectual property rights enforcement on our definition of public health.

Keywords: Intellectual property rights; Patent law; Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 I10 O34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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