Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/234557 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Research Note
Publisher: 
The Bichler and Nitzan Archives, Toronto
Abstract: 
A lot has been written on the imminent decline of pharmaceuticals: their falling production, reduced R&D, declining innovation, the opioid crisis, patent cliffs, biting competition from generic drugs, growing opposition to IPR. The list goes on. Judging by the yardsticks that matter the most, though – namely, the companies’ relative profit and relative capitalization – pharmaceuticals are doing just fine. In fact, based on these yardsticks, they remain the most powerful corporate sector of all.
Subjects: 
capitalization
finance
pharmaceutical
power
profit
JEL: 
P16
P26
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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