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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2026 · 43 MIN

Mostly Economics Podcast #44: How Patents Made Our Medicine Cost More with Tahir Amin

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On this episode of Mostly Economics, Dean Baker talks with Tahir Amin, co-founder and CEO of I-MAK and co-author of Pharma Monopoly, about how drug patents drove up prices and blocked vaccines during the pandemic. Find out how a drug like Humira made $114 billion off patent monopolies and more. -- Follow Tahir Amin https://bsky.app/profile/tahiramin.bsky.social https://x.com/realtahiramin Follow Dean Baker and CEPR: https://x.com/deanbaker13 https://x.com/ceprdc https://bsky.app/profile/deanbaker13.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/ceprdc.bsky.social

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