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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 https://bradhumphreys.faculty.wvu.edu/home

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 2h
Came here to say this. That’s the first movie I can remember seeing in a drive-in.
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 2h
Also “iconic NFL stadium” 🤣
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 2h
I was going to make a snarky Terminator comment but the sad thing is that RAND appears to be just mailing it in.
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RAND @rand.org · 3h
In the future, combining certain robotic capabilities (e.g., high levels of mobility or dexterous manipulation) with advanced AI could introduce significant risks.

RAND experts discuss how policymakers can prepare: https://bit.ly/48mmdSM
Averting a Robot Catastrophe
If current trends in robotics and AI continue, they could create a new systemic vulnerability to U.S. national security—if not humanity as a whole. How might policymakers mitigate this?
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Bill DiFilippo @billdifilippo.bsky.social · 3h
????? www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/15/g...
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RAND @rand.org · 3h
In the future, combining certain robotic capabilities (e.g., high levels of mobility or dexterous manipulation) with advanced AI could introduce significant risks.

RAND experts discuss how policymakers can prepare: https://bit.ly/48mmdSM
Averting a Robot Catastrophe
If current trends in robotics and AI continue, they could create a new systemic vulnerability to U.S. national security—if not humanity as a whole. How might policymakers mitigate this?
bit.ly
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Climent Quintana-Domeque @climent.bsky.social · 16h
🚨 Call for #papers 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper for the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society of the #Economics of the #Household (SEHO).

It will take place in Pavia on 3–4 June 2026 and is organized by the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Pavia.

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SEHO Conference 2026 -
SEHO Conference 2026 -
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d
Zoning laws
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d
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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 1d
Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:
Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain
www.nytimes.com

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d
This was Aiden’s class paper from my PhD urban class last fall. Congratulations Aiden!
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naasecon.bsky.social @naasecon.bsky.social · 1d
The selection committee was impressed by the paper’s clear contribution, clean identification, and policy-relevant focus. Congratulations Aiden!

Thank you to all of the entrants—there were several excellent submissions. (3/3)
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naasecon.bsky.social @naasecon.bsky.social · 1d
The selection committee was impressed by the paper’s clear contribution, clean identification, and policy-relevant focus. Congratulations Aiden!

Thank you to all of the entrants—there were several excellent submissions. (3/3)
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naasecon.bsky.social @naasecon.bsky.social · 1d
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)
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Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 1d
Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:
Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain
www.nytimes.com
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 1d
A new bipartisan bill in Congress would ban greyhound racing nationwide, outlawing the country’s last two remaining greyhound racetracks: the Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Nitro and the Wheeling Island Hotel Casino and Racetrack in Wheeling, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.
West Virginia is the last state with greyhound racing; new federal bill would end it • West Virginia Watch
A bill in Congress would ban greyhound racing nationwide, outlawing the country’s last two remaining greyhound racetracks in West Virginia.
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Sean O’Leary @olearysw.bsky.social · 1d
From bone-chilling labor force numbers to teeth-chattering poverty rates, here are 5 scary charts about West Virginia in honor of the spooky month of October.
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 2d
Pennsylvania 6500

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 2d
You are using the wrong passwords. Mine are all the first letters in words in songs.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 3d
On Sunday, Penn State announced it has fired 12th-year coach James Franklin, for whom they now owe a roughly $45 million buyout.

These schools aren’t broke. They’re just wildly irresponsible spenders.

✍️ @slmandel.bsky.social explains:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 3d
We’re only halfway through the 2025 CFB regular season, and it’s clear we’re headed to a full-on coaching carousel bloodletting.

Supposed institutions of “higher learning” have managed to negotiate themselves into paying $200 million to people who will no longer be working for them.
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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 3d
This is your periodic reminder that you can add coffee stains to your LaTeX documents.
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Geoffrey Propheter @gpropheter.bsky.social · 6d
Just a friendly reminder that any researchers with working papers in the public finance and sports space should reach out to me. I've got a standing offer for a special issue and would love to take the editor up on it. Papers don't have to be US-centric but lessons for policy in US is needed.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 7d
The endowment effect in the 1880s. (The Rifleman, S3/E18)
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 8d
Market failure.
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Clay Collins @claycollins.bsky.social · 8d
It’s a travesty that there is a betting market for the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature but not for economics.
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 9d
Here's a link to an ungated copy

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Horizontal Product Differentiation in Higher Education Markets and Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Changes
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 9d
New publication available on-line "Horizontal Product Differentiation in Higher Education Markets and Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Changes" in RIO, joint with Patrick Reilly
Paper abstract
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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 10d
what happens if you just decide to lie during your Sunday Night Football player intro

will NBC run with some tight end insisting he went to the Sorbonne
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.bsky.social · 12d
Oh, the externalities can be negative.
New $200+ million theme park planned in metro Atlanta; neighbors not amused
Neighbors are afraid their area will become "like downtown Atlanta.”
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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 12d
For econ JM candidates:

@princetondevo.bsky.social is hiring for a 1-year postdoc with a start date in summer 2026. The only responsibility is to be an active participant in our Princeton development econ seminars and to continue pursuing your great independent research.

Apply by Nov 24.
puwebp.princeton.edu
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Victor Matheson @victor-matheson.bsky.social · 12d
Happy to be featured on the latest episode of Freakonomics Radio discussing the crazy(???) idea of the NFL and NCAA merging and forming a promotion/relegation league.

freakonomics.com/podcast/the-...
The Merger You Never Knew You Wanted - Freakonomics
The Merger You Never Knew You Wanted - Freakonomics
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 12d
"Received: 17 December 2020 / Accepted: 22 August 2025"
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