Measuring the efficiency of large pharmaceutical companies: an industry analysis
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Pharmaceutical laboratories; New chemical entities; Business performance; R&D; Market for technology; Non-parametric efficiency; DEA;All these keywords.
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- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
- O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
- L6 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing
- L65 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Chemicals; Rubber; Drugs; Biotechnology; Plastics
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