Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Dominique Foray
Author-Workplace-Name: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Author-Name: Gaetan de Rassenfosse
Author-Workplace-Name: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Author-Name: George Abi Younes
Author-Workplace-Name: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Author-Name: Charles Ayoubi
Author-Workplace-Name: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Author-Name: Omar Ballester
Author-Workplace-Name: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Author-Name: Gabriele Cristelli
Author-Workplace-Name: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Author-Name: Matthias van den Heuvel
Author-Workplace-Name: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Author-Name: Ling Zhou
Author-Workplace-Name: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Author-Name: Gabriele Pellegrino
Author-Workplace-Name: Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne
Author-Name: Patrick Gaulé
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Bath
Author-Name: Elizabeth Webster
Author-Workplace-Name: Swinburne University of Technology
Title: COVID-19: Insights from Innovation Economists
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.
Classification-JEL: O3O, I18
Keywords: COVID-19, economics, innovation, policy
Length: 33 pages
Creation-Date: 2020-04
File-URL:  https://cdm-repec.epfl.ch/iip-wpaper/WP10.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Handle:  RePEc:iip:wpaper:10