Prediction Market Resources

Jed Christiansen May 4th, 2007

There is a lot of information out on the web, in papers and books about prediction markets. However, I’ve been at a loss when trying to point people in the direction of a central repository of key resources.

Well, that’s now changed. After hearing about Squidoo a number of times from Seth Godin (one of the most forward-thinking marketers and businessmen alive - he started the site), I decided to create a “lens” focused on the top resources for people interested in learning more about prediction markets. What this lens does have:

Great books on prediction markets (and market design)
Top academic papers on prediction markets
Blog posts from myself and Midas Oracle
Google Alerts on the keywords “prediction markets”

This lens is not meant to be the central repository of everything that is available on the web regarding prediction markets. For that, I would recommend Chris Masse’s site. However, by focusing on the key books and papers it will hopefully help people that are new to prediction markets get started without being overwhelmed.

Perhaps most importantly, this page isn’t meant to be static. You can add your own book and paper suggestions and then vote them all up or down in importance, and also add your comments on the page messageboard. You can also add this to del.icio.us, subscribe to the RSS feed to keep up to date with changes, and more. While the graphic design is a little “busy” for my tastes, I hope that by focusing on key resources, everyone can understand prediction markets just a little bit faster.

Please take a look, and let me know what you think by writing a message on the lens!

Cross-posted at Mercury’s Blog.