If they do charge more, it will only hurt them with people checking and using a competitor for a lower price. It will not hurt the employed economist's paycheck

If they do charge more, it will only hurt them with people checking and using a competitor for a lower price. It will not hurt the employed economist's paycheck though who will continue to peddle pricing patterns that don't actually work in the real world, still collecting a generous salary for deceiving the company and shareholders.