Jesse Shapiro
Jesse M. Shapiro is an American economist and academic.[1] He is the George S. and Nancy B. Parker Professor of Economics at Brown University.[2]
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Born | c. 1979 (age 41–42) United States |
Spouse(s) | Emily Oster |
Institutions | University of Chicago Brown University |
Field | Political economy Behavioral economics |
School or tradition | Chicago School of Economics |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Doctoral advisor | Edward Glaeser |
Influences | Steven D. Levitt |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
Education and career
Shapiro has published a number of influential papers in the area of industrial organization, political economy and behavioral economics.[3] He has written about obesity in the United States.[4] Recently his research has focused on polarization in the media and in political opinions.[5]
Shapiro holds a PhD (2005) in Economics,[6] an MA (2001) in Statistics and a BA (2001) in Economics, all from Harvard University.[7]
Before joining the Brown faculty, he was an inaugural Becker Fellow at the Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory[6] and the Chookaszian Family Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[8]
In 2008, The Economist listed Shapiro as one of the top 8 young economists in the world.[9]
Personal life
Shapiro is the son of Joyce and Arvin Shapiro. He married Emily Oster, also an economist, in June 2006 and they have two children.[6]
References
- "Jesse M. Shapiro - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- http://www.brown.edu. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Jesse Shapiro | Population Studies and Training Center | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- "JSTOR". doi:10.1163/1872-9037_afco_asc_558. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Interview: Jesse Shapiro" (PDF). Econ Focus. 2017 (2): 24–29. 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- "Emily Oster and Jesse Shapiro". New York Times. 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- "Jesse Shapiro | IDEAS/RePEc". ideas.repec.org. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- "Faculty | The University of Chicago Booth School of Business". research.chicagobooth.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- "International bright young things", The Economist, December 30, 2008
External links
- Jesse Shapiro main page
- Curriculum Vitae
- Jesse Shapiro publications indexed by Google Scholar
- "Jesse M. Shapiro". JSTOR.