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My Favorite Chad Jones Papers

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I discovered Chad Jones a little more than two years ago. Reading his papers for the first time was like discovering a new world; they are what ignited my passion for growth theory. What drives economic growth? How did growth begin? What are the prospects for future growth? How does population growth and economic growth interact? Why are we becoming more safety-focused? How can policy—taxes, the allocation of talent, fertility subsidies—affect the growth rate? What are the forces shaping the very long run trajectory of our civilization? These are the sorts of questions growth theory can shed light on. Most of all, Chad’s papers showed me what beautiful economic theory looks like. Simple models that capture a few essential forces, guided by broad empirical trends. These can often reveal insights that totally non-obvious ex ante—but are strikingly intuitive and powerful once found. As Phil Trammell puts it: I was recently compiling a syllabus of growth papers relevant for longtermists. T

"I always loved growth theory as an economic kind of science fiction, in the best sense." - Ben Golub I discovered Chad Jones a little more than two years ago. Reading his papers for the first time was like discovering a new world; they are what ignited my passion for growth theory. What drives economic growth? How did growth begin? What are the prospects for future growth? How does population growth and economic growth interact? Why are we becoming more safety-focused? How can policy—taxes, the allocation of talent, fertility subsidies—affect the growth rate? What are the forces shaping the v

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