Brian Mills
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For those (especially graduate students) interested in the intersection of sports economics, sport history, baseball, and segregation-integration, this data strikes me as an extremely valuable resource. Thank you for sharing @trevondlogan.bsky.social
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December 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
For those (especially graduate students) interested in the intersection of sports economics, sport history, baseball, and segregation-integration, this data strikes me as an extremely valuable resource. Thank you for sharing @trevondlogan.bsky.social
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Community college enrollment has been declining since 2009/10. The optimal policy response to this depends on the root of this decline.
I'm thrilled @nber.org today released my working paper with Harvard PhD Joe Winkelmann titled:
"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"
I'm thrilled @nber.org today released my working paper with Harvard PhD Joe Winkelmann titled:
"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Community college enrollment has been declining since 2009/10. The optimal policy response to this depends on the root of this decline.
I'm thrilled @nber.org today released my working paper with Harvard PhD Joe Winkelmann titled:
"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"
I'm thrilled @nber.org today released my working paper with Harvard PhD Joe Winkelmann titled:
"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"
What this all really says to me is CFP has some future plans and those plans involve needing ND to join a conference…
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
What this all really says to me is CFP has some future plans and those plans involve needing ND to join a conference…
Dang. Good thing they got rid of that BCS computer thingamabob - which would have crowned the end of season 1-2 matchup the national champ already - and gave us absolutely no controversy at all anymore.
December 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Dang. Good thing they got rid of that BCS computer thingamabob - which would have crowned the end of season 1-2 matchup the national champ already - and gave us absolutely no controversy at all anymore.
Never rooted for Duke before but this is great content…
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Never rooted for Duke before but this is great content…
So I’ve long been a bigger fan of CFB than NFL (I don’t even watch NFL). It’s not necessarily b/c of talent *level.*
And I would argue this perception is a function of the labor pool of The Elite of the Elite is larger than the aggregate league rosters. Expansion fixes this.
And I would argue this perception is a function of the labor pool of The Elite of the Elite is larger than the aggregate league rosters. Expansion fixes this.
One of my readers observed that baseball is the only sport where the enjoyment of the game decreases as the athleticism of the players increases. I don't know if I totally agree, but it's striking that so much of what we don't care for in the game these days is a function of guys being too good.
This is a good dive into something we've been talking about for a while and which many people refuse to admit:
fielders are too good, low BA is not just hitters wanting launch angle or whatever
More hits? Make it harder on fielders.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
fielders are too good, low BA is not just hitters wanting launch angle or whatever
More hits? Make it harder on fielders.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
So I’ve long been a bigger fan of CFB than NFL (I don’t even watch NFL). It’s not necessarily b/c of talent *level.*
And I would argue this perception is a function of the labor pool of The Elite of the Elite is larger than the aggregate league rosters. Expansion fixes this.
And I would argue this perception is a function of the labor pool of The Elite of the Elite is larger than the aggregate league rosters. Expansion fixes this.
New paper in JEL from Ignacio Palacios-Huerta on sports data for economics:
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The Beautiful Dataset
(December 2025) - Natural experiments, high stakes, expert subjects, knowledge of the precise objectives and exact rules, clean measurement, observability of strategies, incentives, actions and conseq...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New paper in JEL from Ignacio Palacios-Huerta on sports data for economics:
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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In addition to his resignation, note that “effective immediately, the AEA has imposed a lifetime prohibition on Mr. Summers' attending, speaking at, or otherwise participating in AEA-sponsored events or activities, including serving in any editorial or refereeing capacity for AEA journals.”
The AEA has imposed a lifetime ban on Lawrence H. Summers’ membership and participation in AEA activities. See the full statement here. www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...
Statement from the American Economic Association
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December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In addition to his resignation, note that “effective immediately, the AEA has imposed a lifetime prohibition on Mr. Summers' attending, speaking at, or otherwise participating in AEA-sponsored events or activities, including serving in any editorial or refereeing capacity for AEA journals.”
I promise that when I am four thousand years old or whatever Gordon Gee is, you will not hear from me on anything. Super duper extra pinky promise.
When a University President describes university spending as "losing money" the goal is propaganda, not truth. Almost every dollar a university spends is "losing money" -- their goal is to spend all their money down to zero each each to fulfill their nonprofit mission. thehill.com/opinion/educ...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I promise that when I am four thousand years old or whatever Gordon Gee is, you will not hear from me on anything. Super duper extra pinky promise.
Email I just received: "Journal of Technology ensures peer review within 24 hours and publication within 2 days."
Seems legit...the email even came from the very serious account named researchpaper042 at gmail dot com.
Seems legit...the email even came from the very serious account named researchpaper042 at gmail dot com.
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Email I just received: "Journal of Technology ensures peer review within 24 hours and publication within 2 days."
Seems legit...the email even came from the very serious account named researchpaper042 at gmail dot com.
Seems legit...the email even came from the very serious account named researchpaper042 at gmail dot com.
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Any chance you federal data folks know if this sort of data exists specifically for cable over a long period (say, back to 1975ish)? Mainly looking for *county-level* expansion of cable availability over time (zip code would be super great, but I don't expect that).
broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home
broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home
broadbandmap.fcc.gov
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Any chance you federal data folks know if this sort of data exists specifically for cable over a long period (say, back to 1975ish)? Mainly looking for *county-level* expansion of cable availability over time (zip code would be super great, but I don't expect that).
broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home
broadbandmap.fcc.gov/home
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Padres are hiring Sport Science interns. Very important roles for us w/ boots on the ground data collection and application!
InstaGraphs: Job Posting: San Diego Padres – Intern, Sports Science blogs.fangraphs.com/instagraphs/...
Job Posting: San Diego Padres - Intern, Sports Science
The San Diego Padres are hiring.
blogs.fangraphs.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Padres are hiring Sport Science interns. Very important roles for us w/ boots on the ground data collection and application!
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I was totally unaware of NASCAR's charter system, which started in 2016 (not all racing teams joined). If you' re interested in doing research in sports economics, how about looking into this, instead of yet another paper on competitive balance.
Jordan, NASCAR take fight to federal court | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Jordan's bitter fight against NASCAR heads to federal court Monday in a jury trial that could rip apart the top motorsports series in the United States.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I was totally unaware of NASCAR's charter system, which started in 2016 (not all racing teams joined). If you' re interested in doing research in sports economics, how about looking into this, instead of yet another paper on competitive balance.
I see plenty of Very Serious College Faculty have again jumped on the “only 10 athletic depts make a profit” silliness.
As someone pretty publicly critical of college sports and the sociopaths within for the past 15 years, it’s possible to do so w/o spewing misleading talking points like this.
As someone pretty publicly critical of college sports and the sociopaths within for the past 15 years, it’s possible to do so w/o spewing misleading talking points like this.
November 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I see plenty of Very Serious College Faculty have again jumped on the “only 10 athletic depts make a profit” silliness.
As someone pretty publicly critical of college sports and the sociopaths within for the past 15 years, it’s possible to do so w/o spewing misleading talking points like this.
As someone pretty publicly critical of college sports and the sociopaths within for the past 15 years, it’s possible to do so w/o spewing misleading talking points like this.
Why even have rules? Why have replay? What’s the point if rules don’t apply? Refs’ vibes are good enough.
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Why even have rules? Why have replay? What’s the point if rules don’t apply? Refs’ vibes are good enough.
Awww. Too bad Aggies…
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Awww. Too bad Aggies…
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We’re hiring PhD students interested in shaping the future of sports. If you don’t apply, please help us spread the word...
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𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝟮𝟬+ 𝗖𝗦𝗠 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 – 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀? 🎓
Every year, in late November, early December, Sascha, Kerstin… | Dominik Schreyer | 20 comments
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝟮𝟬+ 𝗖𝗦𝗠 𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 – 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀? 🎓
Every year, in late November, early December, Sascha, Kerstin, Maria, and I craft one picture, a so-called Wimmelbild, depict...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’re hiring PhD students interested in shaping the future of sports. If you don’t apply, please help us spread the word...
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Meanwhile, the rest of us who have spent our lives just trying to do the best work we can are going to start moving toward total nihilism. It’s really hard to care about much when your job can just be faked while Dean Bean Counter is happy with the slop as long as nobody else notices.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Meanwhile, the rest of us who have spent our lives just trying to do the best work we can are going to start moving toward total nihilism. It’s really hard to care about much when your job can just be faked while Dean Bean Counter is happy with the slop as long as nobody else notices.
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Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Even the the damn twitter card for this Nature Scientific Reports is clearly AI Slop.
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Thanks, John. Marc and I thought this was an important paper to write. It was an issue that has long bothered both of us. Hopefully it helps applied peeps think a bit more carefully about their model.
When fixed effects aren't fixed...
Important work by @dlmillimet.bsky.social and Marc Bellemare that should influence econometric practice.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Important work by @dlmillimet.bsky.social and Marc Bellemare that should influence econometric practice.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
On the (Mis) Use of the Fixed Effects Estimator
Data that span multiple units and time periods allow controlling for time-invariant heterogeneity correlated with the covariates. While researchers can do this in different ways, the fixed effects es...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Thanks, John. Marc and I thought this was an important paper to write. It was an issue that has long bothered both of us. Hopefully it helps applied peeps think a bit more carefully about their model.
Michigan has the same record as the team that beat them, who is ranked 8th in the AP. From what I can tell, this makes Michigan ranked 9th.
I will not be taking any questions or comments, thank you.
I will not be taking any questions or comments, thank you.
November 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Michigan has the same record as the team that beat them, who is ranked 8th in the AP. From what I can tell, this makes Michigan ranked 9th.
I will not be taking any questions or comments, thank you.
I will not be taking any questions or comments, thank you.
BBQ tacos. Walking distance from us. Don’t mind if I do…
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
BBQ tacos. Walking distance from us. Don’t mind if I do…
Apparently Maize & Blue Deli has debased itself by reducing its menu from like 100 sandwiches to 8 (discovered this after sending someone there for lunch on their A2 visit).
What an absolute travesty. This is what it was and should always be.
What an absolute travesty. This is what it was and should always be.
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Apparently Maize & Blue Deli has debased itself by reducing its menu from like 100 sandwiches to 8 (discovered this after sending someone there for lunch on their A2 visit).
What an absolute travesty. This is what it was and should always be.
What an absolute travesty. This is what it was and should always be.
Syracuse managed to be down 21-0 at one point today without Notre Dame running a single play. Impressive.
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Syracuse managed to be down 21-0 at one point today without Notre Dame running a single play. Impressive.