This publication, Strengthening Economic Resilience Following the COVID-19 Crisis: A Firm and Industry Perspective, has been produced by the Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (PIE) Division of the OECD Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). It has been guided by the leadership of Chiara Criscuolo, Head of Division, alongside Andrew Wyckoff and Dirk Pilat, the Director and Deputy Director of STI. This report is the result of the collective effort of dozens of people within and outside of the Division, whom we wish to thank profusely for their work, inputs and dedication.
The publication was written and prepared by Nathalie Scholl, Alana Christensen Baker, Chiara Criscuolo and Isabelle Desnoyers-James. The authors are very grateful to Márcio Carvalho, who provided indispensable support throughout the process.
In addition to the above team, specialist authors worked extensively on contributions to the topical chapters of this publication. Its comprehensive scope would not have been possible without the work and analysis of these OECD PIE experts, particularly Leonidas Aristodemou, Sara Calligaris, Flavio Calvino, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Milenko Fadic, Nicolas Gonne, Joaquim Guilhoto, Alexander Himbert, Peter Horvát, Kohei Kitazawa, Clara Kögel, Guy Lalanne, Francesco Manaresi, Lea Samek, Lynda Sanderson, Mariagrazia Squicciarini, Rudy Verlhac, Colin Webb and Nori Yamano, as well as Peter Gal and Timo Leidecker from the OECD Global Forum on Productivity.
Colleagues across other OECD Directorates and Divisions also generously gave their time to review and guide content, including from the Economics Department; the Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs; the Trade and Agriculture Directorate; and the Digital Economy Policy Division within STI. Delegates from the CIIE and its Working Party on Industry Analysis (WPIA) also provided valuable feedback to the publication throughout the process, including during Committee and Working Party meetings and through webinars, which we are very grateful for.
All chapters were reviewed by Sarah Box, Dirk Pilat and Andrew Wyckoff of STI, whose direction, inputs, and feedback were invaluable. The publication also owes much to Jennifer Lee, for administrative support through the various stages of the process. Angela Gosmann assisted greatly in the publication stage.