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Martin Gaynor

@martingaynor.bsky.social

Economist at Carnegie Mellon focusing on organizations and incentives, markets, competition, and antitrust, and health care. Formerly at the Antitrust Division, DOJ and at the FTC. Daf Yomi learner. Antitrust, Economics, Talmud puns.

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Father’s side: Horse trader (old country), sweatshop worker, failed chicken seller, odd jobs, laundry worker, laundry owner.
Mother’s side: Tailor (old country), bricklayer (then the depression…), odd jobs, noodle seller, kosher food wholesaler.

05.03.2026 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As if Israel could somehow get the US to do something it doesn’t want to do. This will unleash even more antisemitism, and is very dangerous indeed.

03.03.2026 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well - badness actually.

03.03.2026 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Antisemitic messages, threat toward mayor broadcast over Pittsburgh emergency communication channels Channel 11 listened to the recorded audio files and heard Nazi-related songs, messages praising Hitler and a threat toward β€œthe mayor of Pittsburgh.”

It just keeps getting worse and worse, and I don’t think we’re at all close to hitting the bottom. www.wpxi.com/news/local/a...

03.03.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Lunar New Year to all our friends and neighbors who are celebrating!

03.03.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What could possibly go wrong…? This is patently insane.

03.03.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#econsky

01.03.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Interview with Marty Gaynor: 2025 Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics – ASHEcon

It was a real pleasure to talk with @anne-m-burton.bsky.social about competition in health care, having had the opportunity to serve the country, the founding of the Health Care Cost Institute, the virtues of a career path with twists & turns, & what is true success. www.ashecon.org/newsletter/i...

27.02.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

$31K before your plan pays a dime? That’s not insurance for most people.
β€œNew A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/h...

26.02.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The administration is trying to aggressively escalate its coercive power over the American people.

26.08.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 411    πŸ” 175    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3

100%. Thank you.

24.02.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seems like the FBI Director should be impeached & removed from office if Trump won't fire him

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DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as β€˜violent perpetrators’

"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Kevin Hassett has lost whatever remaining shreds of credibility he had as an economist, not to mention his soul. Nothing he says should be given any attention or credence whatsoever.

20.02.2026 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Value-Based Care and Healthcare Consolidation | HBHI

I’m delighted to have the opportunity to discuss value based care and consolidation with Liz Fowler, Andy Ryan, Dan Polsky, and Amit Jain, MD MBA on March 20, 12-1pm ET for what should prove a stimulating and illuminating discussion. Join us! hbhi.jhu.edu/events/value...

20.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kinda weird that the party that controls the House, the Senate, and the White House claims there's rampant voter fraud.

19.02.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 30165    πŸ” 8713    πŸ’¬ 1152    πŸ“Œ 462

Happy Lunar New Year, Ramadan Mubarak, Rosh Chodesh Adar Sameach, and a meaningful Ash Wednesday to all my friends and neighbors who are observing!

19.02.2026 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œIn Pittsburgh we don’t build walls, we build bridges.” Mayor @coreyoconnorpa.bsky.social. Inspiring Neighbors of Steel gathering celebrating Pittsburgh’s diversity and unity for Presidents Day. Thanks to Rev. @liddybarlow.bsky.social Rev. Natalie Hall R’ Seth Adelson & others for making it happen.

16.02.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Re antisemitic lies about the Talmud (increasingly common these days, even though they’re recycled from hundreds of years ago).

16.02.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ever listened to jazz/blues/rock & roll?
Ever had pizza, or a hamburger? (Hamburg, get it?)

If so, you (unlike this fool) know that American culture is NOT an "English-Scots-Irish" monolith.

Yes, we will fight to defend Americaβ€”from hateful supremacists and their numb ignorance.

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15.02.2026 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
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Pittsburgh & SW PA folks - come observe Presidents’ Day by celebrating and supporting your neighbors! Neighbors together make a neighborhood, and neighborhoods together make a community. Let’s show our unity as β€œNeighbors of Steel.” Tomorrow, 12-1, Forbes and Murray, Squirrel Hill.

15.02.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There you have it.

13.02.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸͺ‘

13.02.2026 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US antitrust chief Gail Slater ousted from Trump justice department Exclusive: Decision comes after Slater lost the support of JD Vance and Pam Bondi, the attorney general

If you’re forced out by the likes of Pam Bondi and JD Vance not only must you have some integrity, you must be doing something right. Unfortunately antitrust at DOJ will now likely headed by someone with no integrity at all. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

12.02.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump admin moves to finalize return of Schedule F Officials estimate that around 50,000 federal workers will be stripped of their civil service protections beginning in around a month, as unions, employee associations and good government groups decry...

The Trump administration moves to strip 50,000 agency staff of civil service protections & give himself the power to fire them without just cause.

This...
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

06.02.2026 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 320    πŸ” 186    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 9

R&R = read and regret.

05.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Journal of Economic Perspectives Vol. 40 No. 1 Winter 2026

This issue has an excellent symposium on competition in labor markets, with great pieces by Ellie Prager on antitrust in labor markets (lots of unsettled issues) and @evanpstarr.bsky.social on noncompetes, as well as others. www.aeaweb.org/issues/836

04.02.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Black History Month is a time to celebrate the achievements of Black Americans who've shaped our nation, and to recognize there's still work to do. From the Tuskegee Airmen to engineers who helped us reach the Moon, their contributions are essential.

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

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Yep - pretty accurate!

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