[Ip-health] Economist Tyler Cowen Supports Prizes for Medical Innovation

[Kate Krauss]

I agree. Where is the prize for the biggest breakthrough in viral
eradication--a cure for AIDS? There should be one awarded every year.

Katie Krauss
AIDS Policy Project

On Nov 17, 2009, at 10:24 PM, Ben Krohmal wrote:

> Cowen is a fairly prominent public intellectual/economist and writes
> on economics for the NY Times.
>
> Point #3 in Cowen's 14 point proposal for US health care reform is:
>
> "3. Boost subsidies to medical R&D by more than the Obama plan will
> do.  Establish lucrative prizes for major breakthroughs and if need be
> consider patent auctions to liberate beneficial ideas from P > MC."
>
> http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/11/what-
> should-we-do-instead-of-the-health-reform-bill.html
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