The elasticity of drugs demand in Colombia’s pharmaceutical market
Based on a dynamic specification of the AIDS model arisen from cointegration techniques, this research estimated the elasticity of the intra-molecular, brand and generic demand for three tracer conditions: essential hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia both in the non-profit and private Colombi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad EAFIT
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Ecos de Economía |
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| Online Access: | http://publicaciones.eafit.edu.co/index.php/ecos-economia/article/view/2162 |
| Summary: | Based on a dynamic specification of the AIDS model arisen from cointegration techniques, this research estimated the elasticity of the intra-molecular, brand and generic demand for three tracer conditions: essential hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidemia both in the non-profit and private Colombian market. The estimate of the intra-molecular demand elasticity allows us to conclude that both brand-name and generic drugs are inelastic to price changes, they are luxury goods according to expenditure elasticity and intra-molecular replacement seems to exist due to the elasticity of substitution. |
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| ISSN: | 1657-4206 |