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Jesse Shapiro
View on WikipediaJesse M. Shapiro is an American economist who has served as the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration at Harvard University since 2022.[2] He was previously the George S. and Nancy B. Parker Professor of Economics at Brown University from 2015 to 2019, and the Eastman Professor of Political Economy at Brown from 2019 to 2021.[2] He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2021.[2]
Key Information
Education and career
[edit]Shapiro attended Stuyvesant High School, where he was valedictorian in 1997.[3] He received an AB in economics and an AM in statistics from Harvard University in 2001, and a PhD in economics from Harvard in 2005.[4] From 2005 to 2007, he was a Becker Fellow at the Becker Center on Chicago Price Theory at the University of Chicago.[2] He was an assistant professor of economics at the Booth School of Business from 2007 to 2010, where he was appointed the Chookaszian Family Professor of Economics in 2014.[2] He moved to Brown University the following year, where he was the George S. and Nancy B. Parker Professor of Economics from 2015 to 2019, and the Eastman Professor of Political Economy from 2019 to 2021.[2] He returned to his alma mater, Harvard, in 2022, where he is currently the George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration.[2]
Shapiro's work has made significant contributions to the fields of industrial organization, political economy and behavioral economics, and he has authored or co-authored papers on obesity in the United States, polarisation in the media, and polarisation in political opinions.[5][6][7]
In 2008, The Economist described Shapiro as one of the 8 best young economists in the world.[8] In 2021, he was named a MacArthur Fellow for "devising new frameworks of analysis to advance understanding of media bias, ideological polarization, and the efficacy of public policy interventions."[9]
Shapiro has been a research associate at the NBER since 2011, and was a member of the Steering Committee of its Political Economy Program from 2014 to 2020.[2] He served as Editor of the Journal of Political Economy from 2012 to 2017, and was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2017.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- Cutler, David M., Edward L. Glaeser, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "Why have Americans become more obese?." Journal of Economic Perspectives 17, no. 3 (2003): 93–118.
- Gentzkow, Matthew, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "What drives media slant? Evidence from US daily newspapers." Econometrica 78, no. 1 (2010): 35–71.
- Shapiro, Jesse M. "Smart cities: quality of life, productivity, and the growth effects of human capital." Review of Economics and Statistics 88, no. 2 (2006): 324–335.
- Gentzkow, Matthew, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "Media bias and reputation." Journal of Political Economy 114, no. 2 (2006): 280–316.
- Gentzkow, Matthew, Jesse M. Shapiro, and Michael Sinkinson. "The effect of newspaper entry and exit on electoral politics." American Economic Review 101, no. 7 (2011): 2980–3018.
- Gentzkow, Matthew, and Jesse M. Shapiro. "Ideological segregation online and offline." Quarterly Journal of Economics 126, no. 4 (2011): 1799–1839.
Personal life
[edit]Shapiro is the son of Joyce and Arvin Shapiro. He married economist Emily Oster in June 2006.[10] They have two children.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Immersion in the Chicago Price Theory Tradition via the Price Theory Scholars Program".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jesse M. Shapiro - Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-28.
- ^ Shapiro, Jesse (1997-03-28). "Talent-Blind Admissions?". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ "Jesse Shapiro | IDEAS/RePEc". ideas.repec.org. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Interview: Jesse Shapiro" (PDF). Econ Focus. 2017 (2): 24–29. 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ "JSTOR". African Studies Companion Online. doi:10.1163/1872-9037_afco_asc_558.
- ^ "Jesse Shapiro | Population Studies and Training Center | Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
- ^ "International bright young things", The Economist, December 30, 2008
- ^ Limbong, Andrew (2021-09-28). "This Year's MacArthur 'Genius Grants' Were Just Announced—Here's The Full Winner List". NPR. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "Emily Oster and Jesse Shapiro". New York Times. 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ "Emily Oster Discusses WFH While Taking Care of Kids on Instagram Live (4/3)". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
External links
[edit]- Jesse Shapiro main page
- Curriculum Vitae
- Jesse Shapiro publications indexed by Google Scholar
- "Jesse M. Shapiro". JSTOR.
Jesse Shapiro
View on GrokipediaEarly Life and Education
Undergraduate Studies
Shapiro earned an AB in economics from Harvard College in 2001, graduating summa cum laude.[8] In the same year, he received an AM in statistics from Harvard University.[8] These degrees reflected his pre-existing interest in economics, which he pursued through rigorous coursework emphasizing analytical approaches to incentives and decision-making.[9] During his undergraduate studies, Shapiro first engaged with empirical methods in economics, fostering a curiosity for data-driven analysis of economic behavior that would inform his later work.[9] His academic honors underscored a strong foundation in quantitative reasoning, though specific early projects or extracurriculars tied to economics remain undocumented in primary records.[10]Graduate Studies
Shapiro earned an A.M. in statistics and a PhD in economics from Harvard University in 2001 and 2005, respectively, following directly upon his undergraduate degree.[1] During his doctoral program, he received funding from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship for 2001–2004. His graduate training focused on applied microeconomics, where he honed empirical techniques for causal identification and structural estimation, applied to questions of market incentives and information processing in contexts such as media and public policy.[11] These methodological foundations, rooted in rigorous data-driven analysis rather than preconceived ideological models, informed his early collaborative work on news provision and audience demand.[2]Academic Career
Early Positions
Following his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 2005, Shapiro joined the University of Chicago Booth School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2007.[8] In this initial faculty role, he began developing an independent research agenda focused on applied microeconomics, particularly in media markets and political economy, while benefiting from the Booth school's emphasis on empirical rigor and interdisciplinary approaches.[8] [1] Shapiro's early tenure-track position at Chicago Booth, spanning 2007 to 2010, coincided with his affiliation as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a role that provided access to collaborative networks and datasets essential for data-intensive policy analysis.[11] [8] This NBER connection, established around the outset of his career, facilitated connections with senior economists and supported his initial publications, which examined causal mechanisms in economic behavior using quasi-experimental methods.[11] During this period, Shapiro demonstrated rapid academic progress on the tenure track, achieving promotion to full Professor of Economics at Chicago Booth in 2010, just three years after joining as assistant professor—a testament to the impact of his early independent contributions in establishing his reputation in industrial organization and behavioral economics.[8] This swift advancement reflected the quality and originality of his tenure-track output, including foundational work on market incentives in information provision, without reliance on co-authorships dominant in his graduate training.[8]Tenure at Brown University
Jesse M. Shapiro joined the Department of Economics at Brown University in 2015, following his tenure as the Chookaszian Family Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[12] Upon arrival, he was appointed the George S. and Nancy B. Parker Professor of Economics, a position he held until 2019, and also served as the Eastman Professor of Political Economy.[13][1] As a tenured full professor, Shapiro's time at Brown represented a phase of mid-career stability, during which he focused on integrating empirical methods into the study of political economy within the department.[14] In 2016, Shapiro received Brown's Presidential Faculty Award, recognizing his contributions to the university, and delivered a lecture emphasizing the application of rigorous statistical techniques and novel datasets to economic inquiries.[13] His institutional role supported the department's emphasis on empirical political economy, aligning with Brown's interdisciplinary initiatives such as the Population Studies and Training Center, where he affiliated his work on social and policy dynamics.[12] During the 2010s, amid rising interest in polarization, Shapiro participated in interviews elucidating media bias and shifts in political rhetoric, including a 2017 discussion with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on how market forces influence news slanting and audience preferences.[15] Shapiro's scholarly impact at Brown culminated in his selection as a MacArthur Fellow in 2021, awarding $625,000 for innovative data-driven analyses of political communication and policy design, awarded while he remained on the faculty.[7] This recognition underscored his role in advancing evidence-based approaches to understanding institutional and behavioral influences in economics.[1]
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