Performance Of Pharmaceutical Companies In India: A Critical Analysis Of Industrial Structure, Firm Specific Resources, And Emerging Strategies (contributions To Economics)

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction....Pages 1-15 An Overview of the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector....Pages 17-44 The Sources of Heterogeneity in the Efficiency of Indian Pharmaceutical Firms....Pages 45-71 Comparing Efficiency Across Various Groups of Firms: A Meta-Frontier Approach....Pages 73-94 Examining the Efficiency, Technical, and Productivity Changes of Indian Pharmaceutical Firms: A Malmquist -Meta Frontier Approach....Pages 95-125 Profitability of Indian Pharmaceutical Firms....Pages 127-144 The Problem of Availability of Patented Drugs Due to Product Patent and Parallel Trade: A Theoretical Approach....Pages 145-167 Conclusions and Policy Suggestions....Pages 169-179 Back Matter....Pages 181-202 This book explains how government support and institutional set up facilitated the evolution of the Indian pharmaceutical industry and provides an economic analysis of firm strategies due to recent policy changes. The book is useful for researchers interested in understanding the transition of a lifeline sector for an emerging economy like India. Students of public policy, health administrators and health economists who are interested in the functioning of the pharmaceutical sector that produces life saving drugs in developing nations will find this book useful. The book also provides good coverage on data envelopment analysis (DEA), a useful technique for understanding productivity and efficiency. It can provide guidance to the research students on the applicability of DEA technique to address various research questions for analysis. The book will be a valuable addition to libraries in colleges of pharmacy and medicine as well as to all other academic and research centers.