John Parker

BSc(Hons) MSc (S'ton) PhD (Exe) (Retired Associate Professor, visiting for Semester 2, 2008)

John's research covers many aspects of intellectual property protection, patents, innovation and the pharmaceutical industry. His teaching interests include the economics of innovation, topical issues in the New Zealand economy and managerial economics.

Contact Details

Office CO701
Tel 64 3 479 8656
Fax 64 3 479 8174
Email jparker@business.otago.ac.nz

Current Teaching

• ECON 304

Selected Publications

"Pharmaceutical Patent Extensions in New Zealand 1953 to 2000: An Appraisal". European Intellectual Property Review 2002 Issue 3, 99 to 111.

Pharmaceutical Patents in New Zealand, Intercontinental Medical Statistics (IMS), 1991, 161 pp.

"Who Has a Drug Lag?", Managerial and Decision Economics, 10, 1989, 299-309.

The International Diffusion of Pharmaceuticals, Macmillan, 1984, 246 pp.

The Economics of Innovation: the national and multinational enterprise in technological change, Revised and enlarged second edition, Longman, 1978, 396 pp.

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