COVID-19: Insights from Innovation Economists

Dominique Foray, Gaétan de Rassenfosse, George Abi Younes, Charles Ayoubi, Omar Ballester, Gabriele Cristelli, Matthias van den Heuvel, Ling Zhou, Gabriele Pellegrino, Patrick Gaulé and Elizabeth Webster ()
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Dominique Foray: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
George Abi Younes: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Omar Ballester: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Matthias van den Heuvel: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Ling Zhou: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Patrick Gaulé: University of Bath
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Patrick Gaulé

Working Papers from Chair of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

Abstract: The present document provides the take of innovation economists on the current pandemic. It is addressed to the general public and focuses on questions related to the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) ecosystem. It does not present new research findings. Instead, it provides a reading of current real-world developments using economic reasoning and relying on existing economic research.

Keywords: COVID-19; economics; innovation; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2020-04
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