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The Sling is a source for progressive antitrust and consumer protection law and economics.
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Joined December 2022
RT @justinformn: When introducing Farmers Union I often say we were established when farmers were fighting rail monopolies as if it’s past….
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Railroad mergers haven’t happened in a while, and that’s a good thing. During the Reagan era, the country witnessed a rapid consolidation of its railroad industry. In the two decades following the...
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RT @HalSinger: The business press was quick to trumpet the purported efficiencies of the pending Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger. Wit….
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Railroad mergers haven’t happened in a while, and that’s a good thing. During the Reagan era, the country witnessed a rapid consolidation of its railroad industry. In the two decades following the...
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RT @revolvingdoorDC: NEW: Our @DylanGyauchL has a book review for @danwwang's Breakneck out in @TheSlingUtah. Give it a read! (link below).
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RT @DylanGyauchL: My latest is out in @TheSlingUtah! It's a book review of @danwwang's Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future. Fi….
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RT @wagesofwins: A few days ago at @theslingutah.bsky.social I note that Major League Baseball does not need a salary cap. .
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Bryce Harper told MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to "get the f--- out of our clubhouse" during a meeting with the Phillies about the game's economics, sources told ESPN.
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RT @HalSinger: The piece concludes with an amazing quote from @RubenGallego, whose instinct on the price and consumer welfare effects of De….
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RT @HalSinger: Warning: To prebut arguments from defenders of price-discrimination, I used figures and basic welfare concepts. Apologies in….
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RT @HalSinger: If Delta were implementing AI-based personalized pricing on its own, it would be bad for travelers. That Delta is using a co….
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If there’s any doubt on the price effects from AI-based pricing, recall the boast from Delta’s executive—unit revenues are rising, which can’t happen if Delta is using the technology to drop prices...
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RT @wagesofwins: My latest for @TheSlingUtah is a classic story! .Nearly 20 years ago, we argued in The Wages of Wi….
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Why do owners want a salary cap? The spending by teams like the Dodgers does bid up the cost of free agents. If the league could cap spending, players would generally be cheaper. And that would...
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RT @HalSinger: You can read the whole piece by me and Gavin Sicard here. And special thanks to @tedtatos for amazing edits. https://t.c….
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A recent working paper authored by Microsoft researchers and academics analyzes the productivity increases in (non-terminated) software developers who use AI tools. The authors find that developers...
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RT @HalSinger: AI is cited as a basis for job cuts and productivity gains. The business press is quick to point out massive paydays for “su….
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RT @BalanceCrafting: Last week, I did a video/podcast with @TheSlingUtah about Google remedies, including divestiture. Wondering where to f….
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RT @BedoyaUSA: Pumped to join the team at @econliberties. I’ll be trying to figure out how to grow this field more through impact litigatio….
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RT @lutherlowe: An interesting and important report by @knightgtown on the technical feasibility of a potential Chrome spinoff. Great resea….
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RT @amandalws: Congratulations to @AAGSlater and the incredible team of lawyers and support staff at @JusticeATR on this big win! Great to….
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RT @HalSinger: I spy @wagesofwins (David Berri) quoted in the @TheAthletic on the stunning degree of monopsony exploitation by the WNBA ove….
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RT @HalSinger: Are divestitures a bad thing, as some antitrust scholars suggest? . We brought @econliberties’s Laurel Kilgour (@BalanceCraf….
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RT @HalSinger: Had a great time chatting remedies with @BalanceCrafting on today’s taping of Slingshot. Laurel is a true scholar on the his….
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