Lawrence King

2018-2019 ISSR Scholars Project Title: Financialization and the Pharmaceutical Crisis 

There is general agreement that society is currently affected by multiple and profoundly consequential crises connected to pharmaceuticals. There is less consensus on the causes of these crises. Dr. King will conduct two interrelated studies, one a longitudinal quantitative analysis and the other a set of in-depth case studies, to examine how changes in the ownership structure and strategic orientation of pharmaceutical firms, or "financialization," are leading to suboptimal public health outcomes.