Professor Jones’s research considers obstacles to growth in developing countries, with recent work considering subjects such as national leadership, higher education, and climate change. He further studies the forces that drive technological progress in advanced economies, with recent work examining collaboration in innovation and the relationship between age and creativity. His publications have appeared in leading academic journals such as the Review of Economic Studies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Science, and have been profiled in media outlets such as the Economist, the New Yorker, and the Wall Street Journal, as well as in popular books such as Tim Harford’s Adapt.