This file contains replication code for all empirical results in Arrow, Bilir, and Sorensen, "The Impact of Information Technology on the Diffusion of New Pharmaceuticals."  "final_replication_file.do" contains all regression code for each table and figure appearing in the main text and online appendix. Due to confidentiality restrictions, microdata on a) U.S. physicians' cholesterol drug prescriptions, and b) U.S. physicians' database adoption and usage decisions are not included in this file.  With permission, the prescription data may be licensed from IQVIA (formerly IMS Health); please contact Allen Campbell (Allen.Campbell@iqvia.com) for information on obtaining access to IQVIA data resources. The provider of the database relevant to b) chose to remain unnamed in this study. 

If you have any questions please contact Kamran Bilir (kbilir@ssc.wisc.edu) and Alan Sorensen (sorensen@ssc.wisc.edu).

L. Kamran Bilir
Alan Sorensen
May 20 2019
