Carl Shapiro
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Carl Shapiro is the Transamerica
Professor of Business Strategy at the Haas School of Business
at the University of California, Berkeley
. 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. On February 23, 2011, the Wall Street Journal reported that President Barack Obama
intended to nominate Shapiro to his Council of Economic Advisers
. He has been confirmed by the US Senate as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers and begun working in that position in April, 2011.
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. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission
.
Shapiro is again the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics of the Antitrust division of the Justice Department.
Shapiro holds a BS
in mathematics
and a BS
in economics
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
, a MA
in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD
in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He also coined the term essential patent
to cover a patent that was required to practice a given industry standard.
He has two children, Ben and Eva, who attend UC Santa Cruz and the London School of Economics, respectively.
Transamerica
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Professor of Business Strategy at the Haas School of Business
Haas School of Business
The Walter A. Haas School of Business, also known as the Haas School of Business or simply Haas, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley....
at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. He is the co-author, along with Hal Varian
Hal Varian
Hal Ronald Varian is an economist specializing in microeconomics and information economics. He is the Chief Economist at Google and he holds the title of emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley where he was founding dean of the School of Information...
, of Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy
Information Rules
Information Rules is a 1999 book by Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian applying traditional economic theories to modern information-based technologies...
, published by the Harvard Business School Press. On February 23, 2011, the Wall Street Journal reported that President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
intended to nominate Shapiro to his Council of Economic Advisers
Council of Economic Advisers
The Council of Economic Advisers is an agency within the Executive Office of the President that advises the President of the United States on economic policy...
. He has been confirmed by the US Senate as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers and begun working in that position in April, 2011.
Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
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. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act...
.
Shapiro is again the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics of the Antitrust division of the Justice Department.
Shapiro holds a BS
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and a BS
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, a MA
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD
PHD
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in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He also coined the term essential patent
Essential patent
An essential patent is a patent which discloses and claims one or more inventions that are required to practice a given industry standard. Standardisation bodies, therefore, often require members disclose and grant licenses to patents and pending patent applications that they own and that cover a...
to cover a patent that was required to practice a given industry standard.
He has two children, Ben and Eva, who attend UC Santa Cruz and the London School of Economics, respectively.
Publications
- Information RulesInformation RulesInformation Rules is a 1999 book by Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian applying traditional economic theories to modern information-based technologies...
http://books.google.com/books?id=aE_J4Iv_PVEC&dq=information+rules&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=qeEPSuifFJm4tgOL5rH7Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4 (Harvard Business Press 1999; co-authored with Hal R. Varian)