Distribution of health-related social surplus in pharmaceuticals: an estimation of consumer and producer surplus in the management of high blood lipids and COPD

Rodrigo Camejo (), Clare McGrath, Marisa Miraldo and Frans Rutten

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2014, vol. 15, issue 4, 439-445

Abstract: A considerable amount of the value may be recouped by consumers only towards the end of the lifecycle. Elements affecting the distribution of social surplus vary across disease areas and include the market pricing structure and the pattern of clinical effectiveness observed over time. The application of a longer-term disease specific perspective may be required when assessing the cost-effectiveness of health technologies at launch. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

Keywords: Consumer surplus; Producer surplus; Dynamic efficiency; Research and development; Pharmaceutical innovation; Pharmaceutical policy; H51; I11; I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s10198-013-0484-1

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