Estimating the Causal Effect of Entry on Generic Drug Prices Using Hatch–Waxman Exclusivity |
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Authors: | Luke M Olson Brett W Wendling |
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Institution: | 1.Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,U.S. Department of the Treasury,Washington,USA;2.Federal Trade Commission,Washington,USA |
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Abstract: | Competition among generics helps keep drug prices low and control medical costs. Good estimates of the effect on price of the entry of another generic competitor would inform competition policy and test oligopoly theories. However, identifying the causal effect of entry is difficult since the number of firms that compete in a market is endogenously determined. We exploit provisions of the 1984 Hatch–Waxman Act to identify a causal effect. We find that ignoring endogenous selection into generic drug markets imparts a significant downward bias to the estimates of the effects of two and three competitors on generic drug prices. |
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