Ajay Bhaskarabhatla is an associate professor at Erasmus School of Economics, The Netherlands. Ajay’s research on the Indian pharmaceutical industry has been published in top peer-reviewed journals.

• Introduction.- Part I. Historical Context and the Motivation for Regulation.- Brief History of Regulating Pharmaceutical Prices.- Is the 2013 Price Control Regulation Necessary?.- Part II. The Design of the 2013 DPCO Regulation.- The Proposed Design to Fix Ceiling Prices Under 2013 DPCO.- Challenges with Fixing the Ceiling Price Under the 2013 DPCO.- Part III. The Impact of the 2013 DPCO.- How Effective Are the 2013 DPCO Regulations?.- Firm Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Price Control Regulation.- Part IV. Enforcement and Compliance.- Enforcement and Compliance with Price Ceilings on Essential Medicines.- Conclusion.

Ajay Bhaskarabhatla is an associate professor at Erasmus School of Economics, The Netherlands. Ajay’s research on the Indian pharmaceutical industry has been published in top peer-reviewed journals.

• Introduction.- Part I. Historical Context and the Motivation for Regulation.- Brief History of Regulating Pharmaceutical Prices.- Is the 2013 Price Control Regulation Necessary?.- Part II. The Design of the 2013 DPCO Regulation.- The Proposed Design to Fix Ceiling Prices Under 2013 DPCO.- Challenges with Fixing the Ceiling Price Under the 2013 DPCO.- Part III. The Impact of the 2013 DPCO.- How Effective Are the 2013 DPCO Regulations?.- Firm Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Price Control Regulation.- Part IV. Enforcement and Compliance.- Enforcement and Compliance with Price Ceilings on Essential Medicines.- Conclusion.

Ajay Bhaskarabhatla is an associate professor at Erasmus School of Economics, The Netherlands. Ajay’s research on the Indian pharmaceutical industry has been published in top peer-reviewed journals.

• Introduction.- Part I. Historical Context and the Motivation for Regulation.- Brief History of Regulating Pharmaceutical Prices.- Is the 2013 Price Control Regulation Necessary?.- Part II. The Design of the 2013 DPCO Regulation.- The Proposed Design to Fix Ceiling Prices Under 2013 DPCO.- Challenges with Fixing the Ceiling Price Under the 2013 DPCO.- Part III. The Impact of the 2013 DPCO.- How Effective Are the 2013 DPCO Regulations?.- Firm Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Price Control Regulation.- Part IV. Enforcement and Compliance.- Enforcement and Compliance with Price Ceilings on Essential Medicines.- Conclusion.