# In a co-authored op-ed, Professor Sabrina Howell examines whether venture-backed innovation is particularly vulnerable to economic downturns

1 Faculty News May 14, 2020 ![VoxEU logo ](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_030499.jpg?itok=Qjpc4sQk)>

Excerpt from [VoxEU](https://voxeu.org/article/venture-capital-backed-innovation-and-recessions) -- "In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, governments around the world have raced to buttress their economies (Baldwin and di Mauro 2020). National venture capital sectors have not been exempted: Canada, France, Germany, the UK, and many other nations have committed billions of dollars to shore up venture firms and the companies they fund."

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