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Corruption and medicine quality in Latin America: A pilot study

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  • Aparna Mathur

    (American Enterprise Institute)

  • Roger Bate

    (American Enterprise Institute)

Abstract

Fake and substandard medicines are a significant problem in developing nations and a growing problem in developed ones, too. This study finds that corruption is strongly correlated with poor-quality drugs.

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  • Aparna Mathur & Roger Bate, 2016. "Corruption and medicine quality in Latin America: A pilot study," AEI Economics Working Papers 904719, American Enterprise Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:aei:rpaper:904719
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    global health; fake drugs; drug safety;
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    • A - General Economics and Teaching

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