Abi Younes, GeorgeAyoubi, Charles ChadiBallester Gonzalez, OmarCristelli, Gabrielede Rassenfosse, GaétanForay, DominiqueGaulé, PatrickPellegrino, Gabrielevan den Heuvel, MatthiasWebster, ElizabethZhou, Ling2021-01-122021-01-122021-01-12202010.1093/scipol/scaa028https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/174626The present document provides the take of innovation economists on the COVID-19 pandemic. It targets the general public and focuses on questions related to the Science, Technology, and Innovation ecosystem. It provides a reading of current real-world developments using economic reasoning and relying on existing economic research.pharmaceutical R&Dinnovation policyCOVID-19 pandemictext::journal::journal article::research article