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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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onion person @junlper.beer · 22h
“probabilities on polymarket”

polymarket and online gamblification of every aspect of our lives is the worst new development of the world in 2025

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 1d
They extended it to one week. Like you, I think this is still too short in the current environment, especially given that it was made in the first week of January when the candidate still has first round interviews and flyouts scheduled. I could see it in March or April.

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John Antonik @johnantonik.bsky.social · 2d
wvusports.com/news/2026/1/...
West Virginia Rallies to Collect Third-Straight Victory Over Kansas - West Virginia University Athletics
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia used a 16-0 run over a seven-minute stretch in the second half to defeat 22 nd -ranked Kansas 85-75 Saturday afternoon at H...
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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 2d
Ah yes the Transfer Portal has got schools talking about income taxes now.

UCF first and Houston responded in a quote.
Ah yes the Transfer Portal has got schools talking about income taxes now. UCF first and Houston responded in a quote. Ah yes the Transfer Portal has got schools talking about income taxes now. UCF first and Houston responded in a quote.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 2d
Almost 10 years old. Totally decrepit

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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 3d
The true lesson we should learn from Indiana Football is that more elite programs need to build secret nicotine huts above their press box for famous alumni to rip darts. MY COLUMN for Extra Points:

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Clay Collins @claycollins.bsky.social · 3d
A little late on the announcement, but I’m proud to announce my paper “Emotional Cues, Election Outcomes, and Intimate Partner Violence” has been published in the Eastern Economic Journal. Link below: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Client Challenge
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J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 3d
How does the $1.8 billion public cost of the new KC Chiefs stadium compare to other NFL stadiums that opened this millennium?

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 4d
I define exploding as one week or less. I have had many, many students on the market over the years. I’ve seen it all in terms of job offers.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 4d
3 days. Made today.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 5d
Agree 100%

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 5d
PSA: Exploding job offers are bad and if you make one you should be ashamed

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 7d
YYYY_MM_DD is the correct answer

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NEP-LAW: Law Economics @repec-nep-law.bsky.social · 7d
Football Matches and Policing: Evidence from London: Gennaro Rossi
NEP/RePEc link
to paper
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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 7d
Most of the rooms at the SEA conference in Tampa in November that I saw were packed.
bellmanequation.bsky.social Noah Williams @bellmanequation.bsky.social · 7d
The AEA is not what it used to be

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Noah Williams @bellmanequation.bsky.social · 7d
The AEA is not what it used to be

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NBER @nber.org · 8d
Measuring benefits to households from Mumbai’s new Metro rail system, from Palak Suri and Maureen L. Cropper www.nber.org/papers/w34613

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 10d
One hoops game per season in Charleston. But no more football games, Governor Hall!

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 10d
You have my vote.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 10d
🤦

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 10d
Great wrap up of sports facility subsidies in 2025 by @fieldofschemes.bsky.social. What a year it was ☹️

www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/01/02/2...
Friday roundup: The year that stadium subsidies went completely nuts
One year ago today, this site ran an item headlined "Was the Carolina Panthers’ $650m renovation deal really the worst of 2024? An investimagation," in response to the Center for Economic Accountabili...
www.fieldofschemes.com

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jcbradbury.com
J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 10d
When writing a book on a pressing policy issue, while simultaneously working to prevent the bad policy you're warning against, there's a conflict of interest. Any optimism I had when I turned in my manuscript at the end of last year was annihilated in 2025. www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/01/02/2...

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 10d
welcome to bluesky, newcomers, I'm Spencer Hall and I need your vote to become the next governor of West Virginia

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 12d
Pretty sure that’s a market on PredictIt
thechrisbenson.com Chris Benson @thechrisbenson.com · 12d
Who is taking bets now that Trump will commission his face to be on Mount Rushmore in the next 2 years? Asking for a friend.

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 12d
Nepo babies justify subsidies

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Chris Benson @thechrisbenson.com · 12d
Who is taking bets now that Trump will commission his face to be on Mount Rushmore in the next 2 years? Asking for a friend.

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Field of Schemes @fieldofschemes.bsky.social · 12d
Economist Geoff Propheter: "Chiefs games and concerts, using the stupidest, most unreasonably generous assumptions I can't justify without laughing, only gets the state to 33% of the way to the annual debt service needed under existing tax policy."
Experts debate just how many billions of dollars Kansas will lose on Chiefs stadium deal
It's been a whole 48 hours since the last Kansas City Chiefs stadium update — here's what's been happening: After my back-of-the-envelope estimates on Monday that tax revenue from a Chiefs stadium wou...
www.fieldofschemes.com

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 12d
I’ve seen it all now. Guy in an airline club with a grinder and his own beans. Making a pour over 🤷🏻

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Brad "Pencil Necked Geek" Humphreys @bradhumphreys.bsky.social · 12d
Sheeeeeeeeet. This sucks. Great actor. RIP.

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jcbradbury.com
J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.com · 12d
Is the Chief's stadium deal the largest public subsidy ever offered. When looking only at stadium capital construction costs, I say yes. But when you throw in everything else, @gpropheter.bsky.social says it's still not as bad as the Commanders giveaway. It's bad. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
Is Chiefs’ Kansas stadium deal the largest ever offered? What experts say
With some caveats, the Kansas City Chiefs stand to receive more public dollars for their stadium than any other professional sports team in the U.S. or Canada has before, an expert said.
www.kansascity.com