Hal Singer
@halsinger.bsky.social
Economist, Dish washer, Jogger
Will give it a read!
July 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Will give it a read!
Warning: To prebut arguments from defenders of price-discrimination, I used figures and basic welfare concepts. Apologies in advance.
Delta’s execs told us this month that the AI-based strategy is *increasing* unit revenues. That really should end the debate on output effects.
Delta’s execs told us this month that the AI-based strategy is *increasing* unit revenues. That really should end the debate on output effects.
July 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Warning: To prebut arguments from defenders of price-discrimination, I used figures and basic welfare concepts. Apologies in advance.
Delta’s execs told us this month that the AI-based strategy is *increasing* unit revenues. That really should end the debate on output effects.
Delta’s execs told us this month that the AI-based strategy is *increasing* unit revenues. That really should end the debate on output effects.
Reposted by Hal Singer
In that interview @halsinger.bsky.social mentioned @basel.bsky.social who wrote about the egg issue in 2023.
www.thesling.org/its-not-the-...
www.thesling.org/its-not-the-...
It's Not the Flu, Feed, or Fuel. Profiteering Is Driving Record Egg Prices. - The Sling
A deep dive into the data reveals that the avian bird flu and rising input costs are not driving egg prices. The culprit is profiteering.
www.thesling.org
June 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In that interview @halsinger.bsky.social mentioned @basel.bsky.social who wrote about the egg issue in 2023.
www.thesling.org/its-not-the-...
www.thesling.org/its-not-the-...
Reposted by Hal Singer
That’s not a coincidence. Economist @halsinger.bsky.social has just co-written a piece explaining how corporate behavior changes the moment regulators start to investigate.
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Did DOJ’s Investigation of the Egg Industry Cause Egg Prices to Fall? - The Sling
Last September, then vice-presidential candidate JD Vance proclaimed in a Pennsylvanian supermarket, “Eggs, when Kamala Harris took office, were short of $1.50 a dozen. Now a dozen eggs will cost you…
www.thesling.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
That’s not a coincidence. Economist @halsinger.bsky.social has just co-written a piece explaining how corporate behavior changes the moment regulators start to investigate.
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The authors thank @basel.bsky.social and @tedtatos.bsky.social for these excellent comments. The piece is much better with their feedback!
June 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The authors thank @basel.bsky.social and @tedtatos.bsky.social for these excellent comments. The piece is much better with their feedback!
The piece concludes with a call for a more formalized investigation process. Rather than responding to press stories, the DOJ should adopt a policy under which industry inquiries are *automatically* triggered whenever prices in an industry exceed some multiple of CPI.
June 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The piece concludes with a call for a more formalized investigation process. Rather than responding to press stories, the DOJ should adopt a policy under which industry inquiries are *automatically* triggered whenever prices in an industry exceed some multiple of CPI.
We draw support from the economic literature, which highlights how prior investigations under FDR led to massive price declines in the industries under investigation.
June 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We draw support from the economic literature, which highlights how prior investigations under FDR led to massive price declines in the industries under investigation.
We make the case here that the initiation of the DOJ investigation may have altered the pricing behavior of major egg producers. After all, the first rule of any conspiracy is to stop conspiring while under the microscope of an investigation.
June 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We make the case here that the initiation of the DOJ investigation may have altered the pricing behavior of major egg producers. After all, the first rule of any conspiracy is to stop conspiring while under the microscope of an investigation.