Patent policy regulation and public health

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 o...

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Main Authors:	Anna Rita Bennato, Monica Giulietti
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Published:	2019
Subjects:	Intellectual property rights Patent law Health
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/2134/9771680.v1
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spelling	rr-article-97716802019-08-12T00:00:00Z Patent policy regulation and public health Anna Rita Bennato (3135492) Monica Giulietti (1255749) Intellectual property rights Patent law Health 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. 2019-08-12T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/9771680.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Patent_policy_regulation_and_public_health/9771680 CC BY 4.0
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description	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.
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Patent policy regulation and public health

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