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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys
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Economist. "He's an impediment to Civic Progress" - Patrick La Forge, Edmonton Oilers President
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 2d
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 2d
Ungated version: t.co/o5BQvsyOHw

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Luca Fumarco @lfumarco.bsky.social · 2d
hey #econsky, check this out: seminar-dry-run.vercel.app from @plausiblyexog.bsky.social. Very cool way to train for seminars: AI listens to your presentation, asks you questions, and then provides you with feedback!

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 2d
A leading scholar on the economics of reparations, stratification economics, and much more.

Great to have you active here, Dr. @sandydarity.bsky.social!

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 2d
This is why stadium proposals should always be put to a public vote. A majority of the electorate won't fit in the owners box, but the city council will.

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 4d
substack.com/@abio/note/c...?

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 5d
My article (with @bradhumphreys.bsky.social ) "Yes, There is an Economic Consensus That Professional Sports Facilities are Inadvisable Public Investments" is now published in Economic Development Quarterly. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 8d
This is insane.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 9d
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 9d
Recent Danish paper suggests that transit's first-mile/last-mile discourse is overblown.

Pretty much any FM/LM "solution" fails to improve total welfare for distances <1km.

A big reason: Walking is really healthy!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 11d
Rutgers has an athletic department deficit of over $500 million since joining the Big Ten. Buy Rutgers bonds before The Big Short 2.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 14d
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four4thefire.bsky.social Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 14d
BTW since some folks are already mad about this: The Aiken Bible is to KJV Bible what "freedom fries" is to French fries, rebranding for (understandable) political purposes. Ol' Robert wanted gov't printing contract, but had to settle for a "recommended"
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WV Senate advances bill requiring Aitken Bible in certain public school classrooms • West Virginia Watch
The Senate is advancing a bill that would require certain public school classrooms to display a version of the Bible.
westvirginiawatch.com

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Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 14d
BTW since some folks are already mad about this: The Aiken Bible is to KJV Bible what "freedom fries" is to French fries, rebranding for (understandable) political purposes. Ol' Robert wanted gov't printing contract, but had to settle for a "recommended"
westvirginiawatch.com/briefs/wv-se...
WV Senate advances bill requiring Aitken Bible in certain public school classrooms • West Virginia Watch
The Senate is advancing a bill that would require certain public school classrooms to display a version of the Bible.
westvirginiawatch.com

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Business Decision with Mike Vorkunov @businessdecisionmv.bsky.social · 14d
Rutgers had a $78 million deficit for its athletic department for the 2024-25 season, according to a report by @ksargeantnj.bsky.social. The Rutgers athletic department has run a $516.9 million deficit since it joined the Big Ten in 2014-15.

www.nj.com/rutgers/2026...

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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 15d
This is going to result in Denver taxpayers buying the Walmart family a dome btw

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 17d
I used to live in Edmonton. Every above ground parking lot has electrical connections and most cars have engine block heaters. Because engine oil will freeze solid after about 3 hours at really low temperatures.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 17d
Reluctant ass deans exist

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Brandon Marcello @brandonmarcello.com · 17d
The College Football Playoff will remain at 12 teams for at least one more season, sources tell CBS Sports. The Big Ten and SEC couldn’t agree on a format before today’s deadline.

If execs want to expand for the 2027-28 season, a decision must be made by Dec. 1, 2026.

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Field of Schemes @fieldofschemes.bsky.social · 17d
The Lightning's $250m in renovations will cost taxpayers $41.7m per year of lease extension, one of the priciest in sports history. If team owner Jeffrey Vinik wins state sales tax money as well for a no-year extension, that'll be a per-year cost of $∞.
Friday roundup: Lightning win $250m in tax money for 6-year lease extension, Missouri holds secret talks on Royals stadium
We have a bunch of new followers here thanks largely to all the tumult over the Kansas City Chiefs stadium deal, so it's worth another mention that Field of Schemes continues to exist after almost 28 ...
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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 18d
Difference-in-difference mentions between AER vs. Journal of Econometrics:

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Subsidy Stadium @subsidystadium.com · 19d
Kansas City Chiefs relocation deal still unknown, company hired to do their economic report has questionable past

Essentially, the state of Kansas allows for lawmakers to use a “special incentive program” that was started just two years ago to fund a project like the Kansas City Chiefs. The…
Kansas City Chiefs relocation deal still unknown, company hired to do their economic report has questionable past
Essentially, the state of Kansas allows for lawmakers to use a “special incentive program” that was started just two years ago to fund a project like the Kansas City Chiefs. The lawmaker who wrote this law (not including language allowing for the public to vote) claims that the public doesn't need to vote since the sales tax is not increasing. I really do hope that this politician understands that while the sales tax will not increase, the money that it brought in to MANY state functions (like public education, facilities, etc...) will now be diverted to the Chiefs project. And as one local leader admitted to a local newspaper, it is likely that taxes will need to be raised in the future if the project does not create this massive revenue from the new stadium. Keep in mind that this deal is far from finished. When the Chiefs first announced the broad parts of their relocation deal, I assumed that they had spoken to the two counties involved, Johnson County and Wyandotte County. They did not. Therefore, the Chiefs need both counties to agree to “contribute their local sales tax revenue to the stadium debt.” But both counties have stated publicly that they “will allow for a public vote to decide if their city will hand over a large part of their sales taxes.” That is not good news for the Chiefs. 
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 19d
LOL, these morons. Apparently, this memo is circulating among Kansas politicians. If you *honestly* believe this stuff, you should be recalled from office, because you're incompetent. x.com/KSEconomist/...

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 22d
What about “the U”?

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 22d
RIP Wilbur Wood, 84, a Chicago White Sox workhorse in the 1970s and arguably the best left-handed knuckleballer in major league history. Read his SABR bio: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
Color headshot of Wilbur Wood, circa 1976, in a navy blue Chicago White Sox cap. (Photo: SABR-Rucker Archive)

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 22d
Truth

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 22d
Miata owner here. This is true.

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Bryan Fischer @bryandfischer.bsky.social · 25d
The list of players who declared early for the 2026 NFL draft (Miami/Indiana players have until Jan. 23):

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 25d
Congrats Clay!

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Clay Collins @claycollins.bsky.social · 25d
Proud to announce that I've joined the editorial board at the International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. Though known for sport marketing, they also do work related to consumer behavior, event analysis, & risk management.
www.emerald.com/ijsms
International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship | Emerald Publishing
One of the world’s leading journals for the sports marketing industry.
www.emerald.com

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 26d
"Polymarket’s eye-watering brush with the 1958 Onion Futures Act" www.ft.com/content/28f8...