Tariffs disrupting research

I'm hoping this might get me an invitation to the new ballroom www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-e...

Thisd week's freakonomics is about retructuring gridiron in the US - I talk about promotion and relegation freakonomics.com/podcast/seas...

Since our org chart is going public, let me come clean as well: I am Antifa’s pastry chef.

Does he know IKEA is not in charge of the Nobel prize?

Been a while …Wonderful to be back at Detroit city fc with the ever fabulous Northern Guard

Just deleted the app formerly known as Twitter- feels like a liberation

Something for @sszy.bsky.social, if you are still interested in the origins of "soccer" as a word! The Oxford Review has been digitized by the BNA. It covered the last university news during term time. This is the first mention of "Soccer" on the 7 March 1888.

New working paper with @sszy.bsky.social. If you are looking for a break from Commanders shenanigans, I can offer Chargers shenanigans. In the mid 1990s, San Diego offered to buy unsold Chargers tickets with no price cap. How much do you think ticket prices increased? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Who's going to be watching the FIFA Club World Cup? theconversation.com/dismal-ticke...

A letter from No Balls U www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op-e...

I wrote about the firing of Rachel Dawson for the Chronicle. www.chronicle.com/article/anat...

According to FIFA, clubs shelled out $2.3 billion in the January transfer window inside.fifa.com/transfer-sys... despite the fact that following the ECJ's Diarra judgment, there is no requirement to pay a fee if a player has already indicated they are willing to leave. This economist is puzzled.

Ate at Crevette last night - Ed Szymanski and Patricia Howard's new restaurant in NYC - fabulous food - highly recommended :-)

record.umich.edu/articles/it-.... What went wrong?

Taking a sabbatical in Philadelphia looking like a good decision right now

Musk just tweeted ‘ “Nemo me impune lacessit” – Sulla’ it is not the first time he has quoted the 1st century BCE Roman dictator. Most people don’t know who he was. My son William just completed his PhD at oxford about him, and in this way I’ve learned a lot. Here are some key facts:

This is cute. Annual production of Ford and Tesla over their first 21 years. The numbers for the latest year are almost identical. But get this: Ford did not beat its 1923 number until 1965, more than 40 years later... ...oh, and 1920 was when Henry Ford started publishing anti-semitic shit...

When losing is winning. Does this happen anywhere other than in us major league sports?

Under FIFA's new transfer rules, players have more latitude in claiming "just cause" if they want to move, clubs can avoid paying transfer fees if a player signals he wants to leave, and the compensation that clubs can claim should be modest. This is big. digitalhub.fifa.com/m/74181ed7a6...

⚽️ What’s next for the football world after the #Diarra ruling? 📺 Watch the webinar recording featuring @antoineduval.bsky.social, @sszy.bsky.social, and Marjolaine Viret for expert insights on what lies ahead. 👉 bit.ly/3CRB3Tr #SportsLaw #FIFA #RSTP #CJEU #EUlaw

FIFA runs up the white flag on transfer fees

FIFA decides it can no longer enforce the mechanism that punishes players for quitting and forces clubs to pay transfer fees if they want to hire players. clear.https://www.footboom1.com/en/news/football/2108765-diarra-case-fifa-suspends-transfer-regulation-matters

This Sunday at 2pm at the Ann Arbor Public Library! aadl.org/node/634108

Tomorrow (20/11/2024, 1600 CET, 1000 ET) I will be taking part in a webinar on the consequences for the transfer system of the ECJ ruling in the Diarra case - please join us if you can www.asser.nl/education-ev...

The transfer window opens 6 weeks - the European Court of Justice ruling suggests that cluibs need no longer pay transfer fees - a Bosman moment? My thoughts here cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Just used the Sky Follower Bridge to relocate. I followed 470 accounts, and pleasing to see that more than 100 are already on Sky - feels good.