Michael Katz

Professor at Berkeley

Former Chief Economist at the FCC

Michael Katz is a professor at Berkeley and a member of the Economic Analysis and Policy Group at the Haas School of Business. He was previously the chief economist for the Federal Communications Commission, where he received the Chairman’s Special Achievement Award. He has also served as deputy assistant attorney general for economic analysis in the antitrust division of the Department of Justice. He is a two-time recipient of the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching and was an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow.

Debates Featuring Michael Katz

Preserve Net Neutrality: All Data is Created Equal

With Mitchell Baker, Nick Gillespie, Michael Katz, Tom Wheeler
April 17, 2018

What if a single policy could impact American democracy, culture, and competitiveness? What if that policy might either empower citizens and consumers, or burden them? And what if the decision on that policy sparked a frenzy of legislative proposals, judicial challenges, and citizen outrage, all across the country? The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to end net neutrality regulations has fueled a national debate about the future of the internet. Adopted in 2015, net neutrality promised to preserve the democratic spirit…

Preserve Net Neutrality: All Data is Created Equal

With Mitchell Baker, Nick Gillespie, Michael Katz, Tom Wheeler
April 17, 2018

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