Does innovation in obesity drugs affect stock markets?: An event study analysis ¿La innovación en medicamentos contra la obesidad afecta a los mercados de valores?: Un análisis de estudio de eventos

Objective: This study empirically analyzes the effects of public information about the pharmaceutical R&D process on the market valuation of the sponsoring firm. We examined the market's response to scientific news and regulatory decisions about an antiobesity drug, rimonabant, and the effe...

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Main Authors: Jorge V. Pérez-Rodríguez, Beatriz González López-Valcárcel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-08-01
Series:Gaceta Sanitaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0213-91112012000400010