Augustus Urschel

Antitrust and Consumer Protection Expert and Senior Managing Economist @ EconOne. GWU & UNC Chapel Hill.

[Hal Singer @halsinger]

Big antitrust decision this week in the UK!

Wanted to give a shoutout to my amazing crew, headed by @AugustusUrschel (who also managed my UFC case), with support from Jacob Linger, Kavya Kalia, Andrew Vandenbussche, Logan Summerlin, and Gavin Sicard (wisely not on Twitter).

Onwards and upwards!

https://t.co/qZbVd0RPRE

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

Resurrecting my 8-year-old take (read: scream into the uncaring void) because I'll go nuts otherwise.

And yes, economists still think import duties are a terrible idea.
https://t.co/bF4Bz2M17e

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

Just in case it wasn't painfully clear - EVERY economist polled thinks import duties are a terrible idea.
https://t.co/QDMGM8MmIw

[Eric Cramer @CramerEcramer]

To avoid confusion, class members should know Paul is wrong: (1) Dr. Singer considered fighters in Le who had a fight broadcast in the US as having fought in the US, and (b) US antitrust law doesn’t allow non-US residents injured abroad to recover.

[The Sling @TheSlingOrg]

Slingshot Episode 9: Professor Simcha Barkai discusses his body of research, including how DOJ antitrust enforcement permanently increase employment and lead to a “precise increase” in the labor share. Check it out!

#antitrust #lawtwitter

https://t.co/xLdWbq2X6M

[Eric Cramer @CramerEcramer]

Thrilled to announce that the court in the UFC case has certified the class of mma fighters. We look forward to demonstrating our allegations that the UFC has abused its market power to suppress fighter pay before a jury in Las Vegas. The fight for fighter justice continues!

[Doug Brake @dmbrake]

5G fixed wireless is bringing real competition to cable for home broadband.

We’re already seeing the positive effects in the market, and there is demand for more.

Report out today from @HalSinger and Augie Urschel of Econ One explores these dynamics.

https://t.co/J3VOnVYKEE

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@etbrooking In my office, I still have an old foil-wrapped $1-Trillion chocolate coin. It has Obama's face on one side, an eagle on the other. Embossed on its edge is the phrase "Because we can."

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@toddrjones @Stata 🤯

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@etbrooking "Psywar" huh? Sounds familiar...

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@etbrooking in b4 "Twitter for iPhone" != "Twitter Web App"

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@etbrooking I think I read that web3 will automatically inform your friends when *someone* violates their vow to uninstall twitter until the 31st...

[Ted Tatos @TedTatos]

My colleagues @AugustusUrschel, Kevin Caves and I have a new paper in JSE. We respond to & dispute results from Paul Gift (2019) who claimed that “a sizeable percentage of UFC fighters generated little to no MRP” & are thus “overpaid”. Accepted version: https://t.co/k0HTblo9mk

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

US maternity/paternity benefits (where they exist) are nothing short of a patchwork byzantine nightmare. The cognitive overhead alone, placed entirely on the shoulders of the individual to figure out, is antinatalist - to say nothing of the actual benefits.

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@ArmchairEc0n "High Importance"

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@TheAKappeal All D&D alignments are now political compass memes.

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@CafeChocolatDC See you on the other side :(

[Free & Fair Markets Initiative @FreeFairMarkets]

Watch antitrust expert @HalSinger discuss in the first episode how regulators should handle competition concerns on the @amazon marketplace. 📽️ https://t.co/k8WDwt6mV4

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@ne0liberal I feel like I've seen this image before...

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@ThatPersonality @ervinde @ne0liberal It's fairly standard in economic consulting.

[Augustus Urschel @AugustusUrschel]

@etbrooking I am ritually scrying you right now.