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Carl Shapiro

Carl Shapiro

UC Berkeley economist; antitrust and innovation

Berkeley economist who specialised in antitrust and innovation. Has commented on AI antitrust questions, particularly the OpenAI-Microsoft relationship.

current Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business

Strategy positions

Antitrust primacyendorses

Break concentration via competition law

Argues AI antitrust analysis must take seriously the platform-and-network effects that have shaped earlier tech markets.

Network effects don't disappear because the technology is AI. If anything, they intensify.
articleCarl Shapiro, Berkeley Haas· Berkeley Haas· 2024· loose paraphrase

Closest strategy neighbours

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Other people whose strategy tags overlap with Carl Shapiro's. Overlap is on tag identity, not stance; opposites can show up if they reference the same tags.

  • Chris Hughes

    Chris Hughes

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    Facebook co-founder turned antitrust advocate

  • Cory Doctorow

    Cory Doctorow

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    EFF special advisor; 'enshittification' coiner

  • John Naughton

    John Naughton

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Cambridge / Open University; Observer technology columnist

  • Lina Khan

    Lina Khan

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Former chair of the FTC

  • Margrethe Vestager

    Margrethe Vestager

    shared 1 · J=1.00

    Former EU Competition Commissioner (2014–2024)

  • Matt Stoller

    Matt Stoller

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    Open Markets Institute; BIG newsletter

Record last updated 2026-04-25.