Carl Shapiro

American economist Carl ShapiroShapiro c. 2009–2011Born (1955-03-20) March 20, 1955 (age 71)Austin, Texas, U.S.OccupationsEconomistacademicYears active1995–presentAcademic backgroundAlma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, BS, PhD)University of California, Berkeley (MA)Doctoral advisorRichard L. SchmalenseeAcademic workDisciplineMicroeconomicsSchool or traditionNeoclassical economicsInstitutionsHaas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley WebsiteInformation at IDEAS / RePEc Carl Shapiro (born March 20, 1955) is an American economist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. He is the co-author, along with Hal Varian of Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy, published by the Harvard Business School Press. He served on former US president Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers from 2011 to 2012. Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (1995–1996). He is a Senior Consultant with Charles River Associates and has consulted extensively for a wide range of private clients as well as for the U.S. Depa