• Quality and location choices under price regulation 

      Brekke, Kurt Richard; Nuscheler, Robert; Straume, Odd Rune (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-12)
      In a model of spatial competition, we analyse the equilibrium outcomes in markets where the product price is exogenous. Using an extended version of the Hotelling model, we assume that firms choose their locations and the ...
    • Regulation and pricing of pharmaceuticals : reference pricing or price cap regulation? 

      Brekke, Kurt Richard; Grasdal, Astrid Louise; Holmås, Tor Helge (Working paper, Working paper, 2006-11)
      We study the relationship between regulatory regimes and pharmaceutical firms pricing strategies using a unique policy experiment from Norway, which in 2003 introduced a reference price (RP) system called “index pricing” ...