E.F. Stephenson

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

Fire, Thorns, and Timbers were all considerably smaller, both per game and summed over their shorter seasons.

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

I had a few minutes so I analyzed the hotel revenue generated by Portland sports teams. For the Blazers: about $1.6m total over the 41 home games in a season. That’s not much of a reason to plunk down a $600m subsidy.

[J.C. Bradbury @jc_bradbury]

Number of economists interviewed for this story?
ZERO https://t.co/rGgevD1Zle

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

This is probably why no sports economists were interviewed for the article.

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

Idiocracy, the sequel

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

The situation at the White House

🎥 @NitroCircus

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

@jc_bradbury The Club WC matches played in ATL last year had no positive hotel effects. There are other possible ways for host cities to benefit but the benefit is unlikely to be large if hotel effects are 0.

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

@jc_bradbury Arena p0rn!

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

@jc_bradbury Lost me at gonna host the draft next year

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

About those security costs …

https://t.co/q6zaLLUqoD

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

The motorcade is a cost not a benefit of the US hosting the World Cup.

[Patrick MacCoon @PMacCoon]

The Spain national football team has arrived in downtown Chattanooga for the FIFA World Cup

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

@dennistlin It’s not like his old school stats like BA are anything to cheer.

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

And btw I suspect the saga with IL is not over. I don’t think the Bears have signed any binding commitments with IN.

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

No, this is one of the few good moves out of IL, which I agree is poorly governed. The failure here however is IN’s ponying up an unjustifiable billion dollar subsidy to attract the Bears.

[Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro]

Another example of failed blue-state governance.

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

Dozens of studies over three decades find sports do not provide large benefits for host cities.

https://t.co/04aT4tUUyY

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

@jc_bradbury So Toronto is now a ticket scalper

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

@PolymarketIntel Is that why his soldiers loot toilets and appliances?

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

@jc_bradbury The Bears have had their bluff called. Should happen more often.

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

A crappy turn of events

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

💩 In Russia, a truck carrying manure overturned onto a brand-new BMW.

The entire load spilled directly onto the car.

Looks like someone just put the phrase “money doesn’t stink” to the test.

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

@PhilWMagness Own goal time!

[E.F. Stephenson @EFStephenson2]

@Shawn_Regan Tullock 1, Coase 0