Author Question: Generic Drug Industry Dynamics When a brand name drug's patent protection expires, many generic ... (Read 136 times)

Jramos095 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

Generic Drug Industry Dynamics When a brand name drug's patent protection expires, many generic producers are usually ready to enter the market. These firms' products are close substitutes, they have similar production technologies, the regulatory hurdles to enter are not so great, and, within a few months, there are plenty of rivals. What would you predict for the profitability during these first few months after generic drug entry?

Question 2

This factor contributes to the winner's curse
a. your estimate of the value of the object was the most optimistic
b. your bid was not the highest
c. there were not many other bidders you had to beat out
d. you shaded your bid too much

brittiany.barnes · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 1, 2018

Answer to Question 1

These conditions describe an industry that will become close to the ideal of perfect competition. The initial generic drug entrant will be able to set prices well above marginal cost until a second entrant emerges and thus earn substantial profits. As more competitors enter, the prices they can charge fall until, with enough entry, prices are close to marginal costs and little, if any, profits are earned.

Answer to Question 2

a