Nathan Nicolaisen

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Advancing Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Does Not Depend on Patents

12/31/2013 Mises Daily Nathan Nicolaisen

Pharmaceutical drug manufacturers are often regarded as the successes of the intellectual property regime. It is assumed that their willingness to take risks by investing heavily in R&D is justified...

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