A Preliminary Economic Analysis of FTC Chairman Leibowitz’s June 23rd Speech

Jonathan Orszag, Robert Willig

We offer this brief statement in response to the June 23, 2009 speech by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz titled “’Pay-for-Delay’ Settlements in the Pharmaceutical Industry: How Congress Can Stop Anticompetitive Conduct, Protect Consumers’ Wallets, and Help Pay for Health Care Reform (The $35 Billion Solution).”

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