Anna Valero and Professor John Van Reenen examine the evidence on technology adoption through the pandemic and what it means for the UK's future of work and productivity crisis. New evidence offers a basis for guarded techno-optimism: the positive effects of the pandemic on technology adoption probably outweigh its negative effects.

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7 January 2021

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Institute for the Future of Work

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https://www.ifow.org/news-articles/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-technology-adoption

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