This paper analyzes whether the opportunity for physicians to dispense drugs increases
healthcare expenditures. We study the case of Switzerland, where dispensing physicians …

We analyze whether the possibility for physicians to dispense drugs increases health care
expenditures due to the incentives created by the markup on drugs sold. Using …

In most developed countries drugs are dispensed to patients through physicians and
pharmacists. This paper studies the effects of allowing doctors to directly dispense drugs to …

This thesis was written during my time as a researcher in the Business Tendency Survey
Section of the KOF Swiss Economic Institute (ETH Zurich). I am thankful to my doctoral …

This Ph. D. thesis brings together four research papers. Three of them deal with the main
subject of my thesis: the analysis of news data regarding their usefulness in understanding …

In most developed countries drugs are dispensed to patients through physicians and
pharmacists. This paper studies the effects of allowing doctors to directly dispense drugs to …