Chengyuan Hua
chengyuanhua.bsky.social
Chengyuan Hua
@chengyuanhua.bsky.social
Econ PhD student at WVU
LeBron hater
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Ungated link the paper: authors.elsevier.com/c/1m5S53IvSG...
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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Over the past 3 decades, high-skill migrants from Asia—especially India and China—have transformed the US economy, fueling innovation, tech, higher ed, and healthcare growth, from Gaurav Khanna www.nber.org/papers/w34449
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Now available on-line at Economics and Human Biology: "The impact of health shocks on worker performance: Evidence from Major League Baseball." Joint work with Yulia Chikish
Link to ungated version: authors.elsevier.com/a/1l-nQ,Zjej...
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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China’s college expansion reshaped US higher education, spurring master’s growth, drawing more American and international students, and boosting college-towns’ economies, from Ruixue Jia, Gaurav Khanna, Hongbin Li, and Yuli Xu www.nber.org/papers/w34391
October 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hope Hansen Yang wouldn’t be affected… Chauncey treats him really well.
Live Updates: U.S. Details Betting Inquiries Involving Mafia Families and Pro Athletes
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Workplace romances between managers and subordinates boost earnings (+6 percent) but raise turnover and breakups cut pay (–18 percent), from David C. Macdonald, Jerry Montonen, and Emily E. Nix www.nber.org/papers/w34346
October 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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For anyone wondering whether the Pacers could replicate keeping the ball moving, here's where they rank in key categories in preseason (compared to last season):

Passes per 100 Possessions: 3rd (2nd)
Passes Ahead Per 100 Possessions: 1st (1st)
Avg Touch Length: 1st (1st)
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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We are pleased to announce that Aiden Powell from West Virginia University is this year’s recipient of NAASE’s Graduate Student Paper Award for his paper “Professional Sporting Events and Emergency Medical Service Response Times: Evidence from New York City.” (1/3)
October 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Update: A hard copy of a paper by @bradhumphreys.bsky.social and me will be archived by the Giamatti Research Center at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Please let me know if someone happens to visit there and see our paper!

authors.elsevier.com/c/1lqCYbZee6...
authors.elsevier.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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This is a really cool simple paper from @bradhumphreys.bsky.social and @chengyuanhua.bsky.social . Baseball players elected to the Hall of Fame live two years longer than non-selected nominated players. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Long live hall of famers? Evidence from major league baseball
Understanding the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on health outcomes represents and important economic research topic. Finding exogenous variatio…
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September 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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NBA teams tanking- trying to lose games- is a controversial development in the sport. In a recent open access article, @acardazzi.bsky.social, @candonjohnson.bsky.social sky.social, and Eddie Minuci study the effects of the most extreme case of tanking, finding it affects future winning and income.
July 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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FROM SHAMS:

Sources: Deandre Ayton to become free agent after Trail Blazers buyout - via ESPN
Sources: Ayton to become free agent after buyout
Deandre Ayton is finalizing a contract buyout with the Portland Trail Blazers to become a free agent, sources told ESPN.
www.espn.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Had a good time at SOLE in Toronto
June 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Perfect location to present a hockey paper
June 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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The Portland Trail Blazers select Yang Hansen 16th overall!
June 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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We are excited to announce the creation of the Coates-Humphreys NAASE Distinguished Research Award, with Dennis Coates and Brad Humphreys as the inaugural winners. It will be given in odd-numbered years (the Hadley Award is given in even-numbered years). Congrats Brad & Dennis!
June 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Mark the end of the semester
May 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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The Second UMBC Sports Economics conference is in the books. It was great to see old friends and make some new ones. Lots of interesting research was on display. Thanks to all the participants for a great presentations and thoughtful and helpful discussions!
April 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM