Matthew Shapiro

Matthew Shapiro is the Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan, affiliated with the Survey Research Center (SRC) at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia. He holds a PhD in Economics from MIT (1984). His research focuses on macroeconomics, including tax policy impacts, consumer behavior, financial markets, and improving national economic statistics. He is particularly known for work on investment, capital utilization, and the use of surveys in macroeconomic analysis.

Key affiliations include the SRC, where he contributes to methodological advancements in data collection and measurement. His research spans topics such as retirement savings, household portfolio choices, and the effects of fiscal and monetary policies. Recent work emphasizes leveraging big data and machine learning for economic statistics. He has collaborated with organizations like the NSF-Census Bureau Research Network to enhance statistical systems.

Notable areas of expertise include macroeconomic policy evaluation, time-series econometrics, and the economics of aging. His interdisciplinary approach integrates theoretical models with empirical analysis, addressing challenges in measuring economic behavior and expectations.