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Benjamin F. Jones is the Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Strategy at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He co-directs the Ryan Institute on Complexity and serves as a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. His work spans economic growth, innovation policy, entrepreneurship, and development economics, with a focus on how climate, education, and leadership shape national prosperity.
- PhD in Economics from MIT (2003)
- MPhil in Economics from Oxford University (1997)
- BSE in Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University (1995)
Jones's research investigates the economic implications of innovation systems, team dynamics in science, and climate change impacts. His recent work highlights how tenure-track researchers navigate shifting project trajectories and how gender-diverse teams produce novel scientific breakthroughs. He has contributed to foundational debates about the increasing difficulty of scientific progress and the evolving role of universities in innovation.
Key scientific awards include the L.G. Lavengood Outstanding Professor of the Year Award (2023-24), multiple Excellence in Refereeing Awards from the American Economic Review, and the Stanley Reiter Best Paper Award (2011). He has advised numerous PhD students and taught courses on innovation economics, technology, and entrepreneurship.
- Co-editor of major NBER volumes on innovation policy
- Contributor to leading journals: Science, American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics
- Developer of empirical frameworks linking climate shocks to economic performance
