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. 2017 May;107(5):486-490.
doi: 10.1257/aer.p20171086.

Is American Health Care Uniquely Inefficient? Evidence from Prescription Drugs

Margaret Kyle  1 , Heidi Williams  2
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Is American Health Care Uniquely Inefficient? Evidence from Prescription Drugs

Margaret Kyle et al. Am Econ Rev. 2017 May.
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Diffusion: US and Australia
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Diffusion: US and Canada
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Diffusion: US and Switzerland
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Diffusion: US and UK
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