My working paper with Dennis Coates concerning the net tax effects of hosting mega-events, mentioned below, was picked up by the local ABC affiliate. While the news article puts a different spin on our results than we initially intended, I suppose any press is good press.

Text and video here. Apologies to my coauthor if I butchered things.

My wife says I look older in the video, one colleague said I look heavier, and another suggested that I am starting to sound like a Texan. Perhaps all three are correct?

I am perplexed about the mayor's comment at the end of the story: "he's [the mayor] not worried about the study because the stadium has already spurred an economic growth."

Huh?