Sports-economist-for-hire Zimbalist is back in the news, and it's not pretty

Andrew Zimbalist, remember him? 

Well, one sports economist calls him a "shill."

Indeed, though as of 2008 he was getting $850/hourhttps://t.co/NVSzWEuP2rhttps://t.co/6tunIMU8ar https://t.co/aOt1Zg1Tom

— Norman Oder (@AYReport) June 15, 2022

Zimbalist's 2004-05 work on #AtlanticYards was dubious--he *credited project* for personal income + sales taxes based on the incomes of the new residents
(see critique below)https://t.co/DqnQuRjeBR
Also, AZ estimated project would be built in 10 years Now it might be done 2035 https://t.co/pTeRzveZ2g pic.twitter.com/8JYOxVjsOQ

— Norman Oder (@AYReport) June 16, 2022

Since it's Twitter and nobody clicks through to see links, thought it might be worth re-sharing my 2018 piece on how Andy Zimbalist has been doing dubious consulting work for a helluva long time. (Includes actual semi-self-incriminating quotes from Andy!) https://t.co/t7DIrqZev7

— Field of Schemes (@fieldofschemes) June 15, 2022