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How covid-19 is boosting innovation

Graham Watson

11th March 2021

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A year on from the WHO confirming covid-19 as a global pandemic, this excellent Economist clip considers how Covid has accelerated innovation in a number of sectors.

The impact on welfare is said to be mixed. The video looks at the lessons that we might have learned and the ways that we might have adapted for the better.

Dynamic efficiency - How covid-19 is boosting innovation
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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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