LIVE: Crisis Innovation Policy from World War II to COVID-19

Innovation policy can be a crucial component of governments' responses to crises. Because speed is a paramount objective, crisis innovation may require different policy tools than innovation policy in non-crisis times, raising distinct questions and tradeoffs. Professor Daniel P. Gross will share his recent research that surveys the U.S. policy response to two crises where innovation was crucial to a resolution: World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Gross will discuss key tradeoffs for crisis innovation policy and provide a logic for policy choices. He'll also explain the longer-run impacts of the World War II effort and use these lessons to speculate on the potential long-run effects of the COVID-19 crisis on innovation policy and the innovation system. Join the discussion on LinkedIn Live.