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Download or read book Economic Effects of Product Liability and Other Litigation Involving the Safety and Effectiveness of Pharmaceuticals written by Steven Garber and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2013 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liability effects on the economic performance of the pharmaceutical industry play a prominent role in the debate about the economic effects of product liability in the United States. The author analyzes incentive effects on company decisions, implications for economic outcomes such as drug safety and effectiveness, and suggests how public policy changes could mitigate liability-based sources of inefficient decisions of pharmaceutical companies.