The economic causes and consequences of prescription drug shortages

Tuesday, June 14, 2016: 1:15 PM-2:45 PM
G17 (Claudia Cohen Hall)
Chair:
Rena Conti

This session brings together three academic papers on the economic causes and consequences of prescription drug shortages with government stakeholders to discuss these papers impact on policy making.

1:15 PM
The Welfare Consequences of Oncology Drug Shortages

Author(s): Mireille Jacobson; Abby Alpert

Discussant: Matt Rosenberg

1:35 PM
The Role of Government Reimbursement in Drug Shortages

Author(s): David B. Ridley; Ali Yurukoglu; Eli Liebman

Discussant: Amber Jessup

1:55 PM
A tale of two prices

Author(s): Rena Conti; Ernst Berndt

Discussant: Merrile Sing Sing

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