Author Archives: Donna Hoffman

About Donna Hoffman

eLab eXchange founder. Chancellor's Chair and Professor of Marketing and Co-Director of the Sloan Center for Internet Retailing, at the University of California, Riverside.

eLab eXchange Web of Misery – Which Online Indicators of Distress Will Grow Most?

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Donna Hoffman

The eLab eXchange has just opened “The Web of Misery,” a competitive forecasting tournament hosted by Newsfutures, with 10 markets that reflect new online indicators of economic distress. Come and give it your best shot – forecast just how bad … Continue reading →

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The eLab eXchange Has Some Fun With Online Shopping This Holiday Season.

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Donna Hoffman

Greetings, market fans. The eLab eXchange, a project of the UC Riverside Sloan Center for Internet Retailing, has just launched several (non-trading) markets designed to test your skill at predicting the likelihood of some closely watched online holiday shopping stats. … Continue reading →

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The Consumer Behavior of Prediction Markets

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Donna Hoffman

Is anyone aware of any research (scholarly or industry-based) examining bias in prediction markets, including how consumers form judgments in prediction markets and the extent of bias in those judgments. In fact, I’d be interested in any research that looks … Continue reading →

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