Pharmaceutical Prices and Political Activity

Drug prices have been a conspicuous political issue in much of recent history, but no more so than during health care reform debates in 1993 and 1994. This paper investigates possible effects of political activity on pharmaceutical prices, with a particular focus on the health care reform period. It

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集包含美国制药公司在1990年代初期（尤其在1992-1994年医疗改革期间）的药品价格变动数据，以及公司的政治活动信息（如企业政治行动委员会捐款额和专利期限），用于研究政治活动如何影响药品定价策略，发现那些专利期较长且近期PAC捐款增加的公司在此期间减缓了价格上涨。