title: Globalization in the pharmaceutical industry, Part I.
abstract: This report on the pharmaceutical industry will be published in two parts. Part I begins with a summary of the study and its conclusions. The authors then provide an overview of the characteristics of the industry and current trends in its growth and structure: production and consumption, employment, research and development, capital investment, firm and product concentration and product competition, and pricing. A discussion of international trade follows, covering intra- and inter-regional, intra-firm, and intra-industry trade. The report will continue in the next issue of the Journal (Part II) with a look at foreign direct investment, inter-firm networks, and governmental policies.
authors.affiliation: Publications Service, OECD, Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casadio Tarabusi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vickery
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000639:trends; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004651:Employment / Q000639:trends; D014943:Global Health; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007449:Investments; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations