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C. Alan Bester | Econ Prof @Georgetown fmrly @ChicagoBooth | Esports, Econ, & Stats | Stats Don't Lie* | [email protected] | DMs open
You couldn't write a better story. @mickeDOTA, @boxi98, and @iNsan1a have over 200 more games together than any other squad of 3 in Dota 2 history. Fitting heirs to an amazing Swedish Dota 2 legacy, this amazing group of players earns their place on the Aegis #TI13
I learned economics in the 1990s, in the aftermath of transformative scholars like Lucas who thought systematically about the origins of wealth on a grand scale. The greatest failing of our field is how long it took us to question that everyone would benefit from that wealth.
The consequences for human welfare involved in questions like these are simply staggering: Once one starts to think about them, it is hard to think about anything else. --- Bob Lucas (1988).
Steve Jobs reimagined the future. Tim Cook has to reimagine supply chains based on presidential whims. This isn't the story of Apple, but rather a metaphor for the ways crony capitalism is distorting the priorities of American business.
Arguing that PBS is a private good is just WILD. srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
The simplest and strongest argument against providing government funding for PBS and NPR is that they’re private goods and they’ll survive in a free market if people think they’re worth the price they charge
Very pleased that our local projections dif-in-dif paper is now out in the Journal of Applied Econometrics. It's a tool that we think many applied economists will find useful (indeed many already have). 🧵
I admit I picked up @SledgevsBooks Sledge vs the Labyrinth because the author was a favorite @DukeMBB player of mine. The book surprised me- an entertaining guilty pleasure, well written in vintage Lee Child style. Dark fantasy fans check it out! amazon.com/Sledge-vs-Laby…
Question for my tech savvy friends: My experience is that Windows 11 is a terrible OS for both gaming and serious computational work. Is this technically true?
You’ve seen this movie before: Maybe Reagan guessed, Bush hoped, and Trump tried—but tax cuts never paid for themselves. Given the mountain of evidence, claiming once again that "tax cuts will pay for themselves" is no longer ideologically motivated optimism. It's a lie.
“This led her to economic theory. It taught her to follow the incentives.” -Wind and Truth, p. 703 A better two sentence description of economics than many Econ textbooks. @BrandSanderson gets it.
For those of you in the DC area, I can't recommend Roberto's Italian in Vienna enough. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed! yelp.com/biz/roberto-s-…)
Esports is at its best when it’s maximally inclusive. Bring together the most communities with open bracket competition accessible to the most players. Allow these communities to bond in the best way possible. Adam gets it and always has.
Sure, why not? I want every game that has a large scale esports program (whether community driven or publisher operated) at Dreamhack We really want open brackets. Wish list (in addition to what we're doing): Rocket League, Smash, Marvel Rivals, Valorant, LoL, Fortnite, WoW
This is awesome and I only wish it’d come down a bit sooner so I could’ve taught this in my Spring 2025 @Georgetown classes. It’s not clear whether the scope here is sufficient and enforcement remains a huge question, but policy on this issue was sorely needed!
The FTC Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees is now in effect. FTC staff has published FAQs to help inform consumers and businesses about the Rule: bit.ly/3S36GOp
This is your regular reminder NOT to buy Dell/Alienware prebuilt gaming PCs. After multiple restore attempts and full OS reinstall my Aurora/4090 GTX machine (purchased December 2024) *still* boots to blue screen/crash repeatedly. Just unbelievably awful product quality- Avoid!