Working Paper No. 1325

Price Dynamics of Swedish Pharmaceuticals

Published: March 18, 2020Pages: 42Keywords: Pharmaceutical pricing; Dynamic oligopoly; State dependence; Price cyclesJEL-codes: D43; I11; L13; L40

Price Dynamics of Swedish Pharmaceuticals Aljoscha Janssen

This paper investigates price patterns of off-patent pharmaceuticals in Sweden. I show that price dynamics are dependent on the number of competitors in the market. The price patterns follow predictions from a model of dynamic price competition in which the demand for pharmaceuticals incorporates the known biases of consumers: habit persistence and brand preferences. Using the regulated market of Swedish pharmaceuticals, I show that price may help in identifying possible tacit collusion by manufacturers in markets where consumers experience behavioral frictions.

Reference:
Janssen, Aljoscha (2020), "Price Dynamics of Swedish Pharmaceuticals". IFN Working Paper No. 1325. Stockholm: Research Institute of Industrial Economics.

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