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Benjamin F. Jones holds the Gordon and Llura Gund Family Professorship of Entrepreneurship at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, with joint appointments as Professor of Strategy and Courtesy Professor of Economics. He serves as Co-Director of the Ryan Institute on Complexity. His research examines economic growth drivers including innovation systems, entrepreneurship ecosystems, scientific progress, and global development patterns.
Research focuses on:
- Science of science and innovation metrics
- Entrepreneurship dynamics and economic impact
- Global economic development patterns
- Innovation policy design and evaluation
- Team science and collaborative networks
- Climate-economy interactions
His publications span economic growth theory, innovation policy, and scientific collaboration patterns, with recent work examining gender diversity in research teams, the geography of innovation, and career trajectories of scientists. Methodological approaches integrate large-scale data analysis with economic modeling.
Honors and leadership:
- Non-resident senior fellow at Brookings Institution
- Research associate at National Bureau of Economic Research
- Co-director of NBER Innovation Policy Working Group
- Senior fellow at Institute for Progress
- Member of Council on Foreign Relations
Awards include the 2023-24 L.G. Lavengood Outstanding Professor of the Year, Sidney J. Levy Award for Teaching Excellence, and multiple refereeing excellence awards from the American Economic Association. Formerly served as Senior Economist for Macroeconomics at the White House Council of Economic Advisers and Special Assistant at the U.S. Treasury Department.
