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Hal Varian

Hal Ronald Varian (born March 18, 1947, Wooster, Ohio) is an American economist and served as a chief economist at Google. He also holds the title of emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley where he was founding dean of the School of Information. Varian is an economist specializing in microeconomics and information economics.

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Education
MIT University of California, Berkeley
Born
(1947-03-18) March 18, 1947 (age 79) Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
Discipline
Microeconomics, information technology
Doctoral advisor
Daniel McFadden David Gale
Doctoral students
Earl Grinols James Andreoni Cyrus Chu
Institutions
University of California, Berkeley MIT

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Hal Varian

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Hal Varian

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related to External links · 14
Hal Varian → Appearances, C-SPAN, Economics, EconTalk, Google Scholar, Hal Varian's Website, JSTOR, July, Liberty, Library, Position AuctionsRoberts, Russ, Technology, Varian
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Hal Varian → Berkeley, California, He, March, MIT, Ohio, Ph, University, Wooster
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Hal Varian → (1947-03-18) March 18, 1947 (age 79) Wooster, Ohio, U.S.
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Hal Varian → Microeconomics, information technology
Doctoral advisor · 1
Hal Varian → Daniel McFadden David Gale
Doctoral students · 1
Hal Varian → Earl Grinols James Andreoni Cyrus Chu
Education · 1
Hal Varian → MIT University of California, Berkeley
Institutions · 1
Hal Varian → University of California, Berkeley MIT
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Hal Varian → Neoclassical economics
Website · 1
Hal Varian → Information at IDEAS / RePEc

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Hal VarianEducationMIT University of California, Berkeley1.00infobox
Hal VarianInstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley MIT1.00infobox
Hal VarianSchool or traditionNeoclassical economics1.00infobox
Hal VarianWebsiteInformation at IDEAS / RePEc1.00infobox
Hal Varianrelated to Early lifeMarch0.60section
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