Jesse Shapiro
| Jesse Shapiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1979 (age 36–37) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Institution | Brown University |
| Field |
Political economy Behavioral economics |
| School or tradition | Chicago School of Economics |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Influences |
Edward Glaeser Steven D. Levitt |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Jesse M. Shapiro is an American economist. He is the George S. and Nancy B. Parker Professor of Economics at the Brown University.
Shapiro has published a number of working papers in the area of industrial organization, political economy and behavioral economics. One of his most famous papers concerns obesity in the United States.
Shapiro holds a PhD (2005) in Economics, an MA (2001) in Statistics and a BA (2001) in Economics, all from Harvard University. Before joining the Brown faculty, he was an inaugural Becker Fellow at the Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory and the Chookaszian Family Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
The Economist lists Shapiro as one of the top 8 young economists in the world.[1]
Personal life
He married Emily Oster, also an economist, in June 2006.[2]
References
- ↑ "International bright young things", The Economist, December 30, 2008
- ↑ "Emily Oster and Jesse Shapiro". New York Times. 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2007-12-31.