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Research Interests
Professor Jones research focuses largely on innovation and creativity, with recent work investigating the role of teamwork in innovation and the relationship between age and invention. Professor Jones also studies global economic development, including the roles of education, climate, and national leadership in explaining the wealth and poverty of nations.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Devlopment Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2003
Economics, MPhil, University of Oxford
… → 1997
Aerospace Engineering, BSE, Princeton University
… → 1995
Research interests
- Development economics
- Economic growth
- Emerging markets
- Globalization
- Innovation
- International business
- International economics
- Technology
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Grants
- 2 Finished
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Geography and Creativity
Ohio State University, John Templeton Foundation
1/1/08 → 11/15/09
Project: Research project
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Coevolution of policy and science during the pandemic
Yin, Y., Gao, J., Jones, B. F. & Wang, D., Jan 8 2021, In: Science. 371, 6525, p. 128-130 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations -
The rise of research teams: Benefits and costs in economics
Jones, B. F., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Economic Perspectives. 35, 2, p. 191-216 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Beat COVID-19 through innovation
Azoulay, P. & Jones, B., May 8 2020, In: Science. 368, 6491, p. 553 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Open Access15 Scopus citations -
Decoding team and individual impact in science and invention
Ahmadpoor, M. & Jones, B. F., 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 28, p. 13885-13890 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations -
Early-career setback and future career impact
Wang, Y., Jones, B. F. & Wang, D., Dec 1 2019, In: Nature communications. 10, 1, 4331.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Scopus citations