The Objectives of the FDA's Office of Generic Drugs

I use variation in approval time for generic drugs to shed light on the objectives of the federal agency in charge of granting entry permission for these drugs (FDA). Applications belonging to firms later found to have engaged in fraud or corruption were approved nine months faster on average,本研究借助仿制药（generic drugs）审批时长的差异，旨在揭示负责此类药品上市许可审批的联邦机构——美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）的施政目标。后续被查实存在欺诈或腐败行为的药企所提交的上市申请，平均审批速度快9个月。