Medical Devices: Competitiveness and Impact on Public Health Expenditure

Gianluca Baio (), Laura Magazzini, Claudia Oglialoro, Fabio Pammolli () and Massimo Riccaboni ()
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Gianluca Baio: Department of Statistical Sciences, University College London
Claudia Oglialoro: Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

No 05-2005, Working Papers CERM from Competitività, Regole, Mercati (CERM)

Abstract: This Study provides an analytical overview of the state of the European Union medical device industry with regard to the following aspects: a) the impact of innovation in medical devices on health costs and expenditure; b) the innovativeness of the European medical device industry; c) the competitiveness of the European medical device industry as compared to that of the United States and Japan.

Keywords: medical device; healthcare expenditure; innovation; competitiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H00 H50 H51 I00 I10 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 209 pages
Date: 2005-07
Note: Study prepared for the Directorate Enterprise of the European Commission
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