Author Page for Benjamin F. Jones

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Do Leaders Matter? National Leadership and Growth Since World War Ii

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 13 Apr 2004

Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken

Northwestern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Age and High-Growth Entrepreneurship

NBER Working Paper No. w24489

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 12 Apr 2018 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2023

Pierre Azoulay, Benjamin F. Jones, J. Daniel Kim and Javier Miranda

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and US Census Bureau — Economy-Wide Statistics Division

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Adaptability and the Pivot Penalty in Science

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Jul 2021

Ryan Hill, Yian Yin, Carolyn Stein, Dashun Wang and Benjamin F. Jones

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University - Center for Science of Science and Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Northwestern University - Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO) and Northwestern University

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Early-Career Setback and Future Career Impact

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 09 Apr 2019

Yang Wang, Benjamin F. Jones and Dashun Wang

Northwestern University - Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO), Northwestern University and Northwestern University - Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO)

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Artificial Intelligence and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w23928

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 16 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 20 May 2023

Philippe Aghion, Benjamin F. Jones and Charles I. Jones

College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Northwestern University and Stanford Graduate School of Business

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The Burden of Knowledge and the 'Death of the Renaissance Man': Is Innovation Getting Harder?

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The Burden of Knowledge and the 'Death of the Renaissance Man': Is Innovation Getting Harder?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Oct 2004

Benjamin F. Jones

Northwestern University

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The Burden of Knowledge and the 'Death of the Renaissance Man': Is Innovation Getting Harder?

NBER Working Paper No. w11360

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 23 Jun 2005 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2022

Benjamin F. Jones

Northwestern University

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Age and Great Invention

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Age and Great Invention

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Oct 2004

Benjamin F. Jones

Northwestern University

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Age and Great Invention

NBER Working Paper No. w11359

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Jun 2005 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2022

Benjamin F. Jones

Northwestern University

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University Innovation and the Professor's Privilege

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University Innovation and the Professor's Privilege

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 26 Feb 2016

Hans K. Hvide and Benjamin F. Jones

University of Bergen - Department of Economics and Northwestern University

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University Innovation and the Professor's Privilege

NBER Working Paper No. w22057

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 07 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2023

Hans K. Hvide and Benjamin F. Jones

University of Bergen - Department of Economics and Northwestern University

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University Innovation and the Professor's Privilege

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11139

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 18 Apr 2016

Hans K. Hvide and Benjamin F. Jones

University of Bergen - Department of Economics and Northwestern University

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Age and Scientific Genius

NBER Working Paper No. w19866

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023

Benjamin F. Jones, E. J. Reedy and Bruce A. Weinberg

Northwestern University, University of Chicago - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Ohio State University (OSU) - Economics

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What Do We Learn from the Weather? The New Climate-Economy Literature

NBER Working Paper No. w19578

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 25 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2023

Melissa Dell, Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Immigration and Entrepreneurship in the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w27778

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 27 May 2023

Pierre Azoulay, Benjamin F. Jones, J. Daniel Kim and Javier Miranda

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania - Management Department and US Census Bureau — Economy-Wide Statistics Division

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Quantifying Policy Responses to a Global Emergency: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 25 Jun 2020

Jian Gao, Yian Yin, Benjamin F. Jones and Dashun Wang

Northwestern University - Center for Science of Science and Innovation, Northwestern University - Center for Science of Science and Innovation, Northwestern University and Northwestern University - Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO)

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Climate Change and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century

NBER Working Paper No. w14132

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 30 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2022

Melissa Dell, Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Hit or Miss? The Effect of Assassinations on Institutions and War

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Hit or Miss? The Effect of Assassinations on Institutions and War

NBER Working Paper No. w13102

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022

Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken

Northwestern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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Hit or Miss? The Effect of Assassinations on Institutions and War

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6298

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 22 May 2008

Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken

Northwestern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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The Retraction Penalty: Evidence from the Web of Science

Simon School Working Paper No. FR 13-30

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 01 Dec 2013

Susan F. Lu, Ginger Zhe Jin, Brian Uzzi and Benjamin F. Jones

Purdue University - Krannert School of Management, University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Northwestern University

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A Calculation of the Social Returns to Innovation

NBER Working Paper No. w27863

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 28 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2023

Benjamin F. Jones and Larry Summers

Northwestern University and Harvard University

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Science as a Public Good: Public Use and Funding of Science

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Science as a Public Good: Public Use and Funding of Science

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 May 2021

Yian Yin, Yuxiao Dong, Kuansan Wang, Dashun Wang and Benjamin F. Jones

Northwestern University - Center for Science of Science and Innovation, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Microsoft Research, Northwestern University - Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO) and Northwestern University

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Science as a Public Good: Public Use and Funding of Science

NBER Working Paper No. w28748

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 03 May 2021 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2023

Yian Yin, Yuxiao Dong, Kuansan Wang, Dashun Wang and Benjamin F. Jones

Northwestern University - Center for Science of Science and Innovation, Microsoft Research, Microsoft Research, Northwestern University - Northwestern Institute for Complex Systems (NICO) and Northwestern University

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The Anatomy of Start-Stop Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w11528

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 03 Jul 2022

Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken

Northwestern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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The Knowledge Trap: Human Capital and Development Reconsidered

NBER Working Paper No. w14138

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2022

Benjamin F. Jones

Northwestern University

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Climate Shocks and Exports

NBER Working Paper No. w15711

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 01 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023

Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken

Northwestern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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The Reverse Matthew Effect: Catastrophe and Consequence in Scientific Teams

NBER Working Paper No. w19489

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2022

Ginger Zhe Jin, Benjamin F. Jones, Susan F. Lu and Brian Uzzi

University of Maryland - Department of Economics, Northwestern University, Purdue University - Krannert School of Management and Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

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Temperature and Income: Reconciling New Cross-Sectional and Panel Estimates

NBER Working Paper No. w14680

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 31 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2022

Melissa Dell, Benjamin F. Jones and Benjamin A. Olken

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Northwestern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics

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As Science Evolves, How Can Science Policy?

NBER Working Paper No. w16002

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 04 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023

Benjamin F. Jones

Northwestern University

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China: An Institutional View of an Unusual Macroeconomy

NBER Working Paper No. w19662

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 23 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023

David Dollar and Benjamin F. Jones

World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC) and Northwestern University

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The Human Capital Stock: a Generalized Approach

NBER Working Paper No. w17487

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023

Benjamin F. Jones

Northwestern University

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A Framework for Economic Growth with Capital-Embodied Technical Change

NBER Working Paper No. w30459

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 19 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023

Benjamin F. Jones and Xiaojie Liu

Northwestern University and Northwestern University

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The Increasing Dominance of Teams in the Production of Knowledge

Science, Vol. 316, pp. 1036-1039, 2007

Posted: 05 Dec 2008

Stefan Wuchty, Benjamin F. Jones and Brian Uzzi

Northwestern University, Northwestern University and Northwestern University

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Multi-University Research Teams: Shifting Impact, Geography, and Stratification in Science

Science, Vol. 322, pp. 1259-1262

Posted: 03 Dec 2008

Benjamin F. Jones, Stefan Wuchty and Brian Uzzi

Northwestern University, Northwestern University and Northwestern University

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