Author Archives: Robin Hanson

About Robin Hanson

Economics (George Mason University) - Virginia, U.S.A.

Merger Markets on Microsoft-Yahoo

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Robin Hanson

HP began to explore prediction markets in 1996, but did not even consider applying them to the 2002 HP-Compaq merger. Similarly, Yahoo and Microsoft are two of the companies mentioned most often as being involved in prediction markets (along with … Continue reading →

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Rushkoff on Crowd Sourcing

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Robin Hanson

Douglas Rushkoff answering this year’s Edge question: The Internet. I thought that it would change people. I thought it would allow us to build a new world through which we could model new behaviors, values, and relationships. … For now, … Continue reading →

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Prediction Markets Definitions

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Robin Hanson

We should try to be more careful about our distinctions and definitions. I’m less concerned about whether we use the phrase “prediction market,” “information market,” “decision market,” or whatever; I’m more concerned about what exactly these phrases are intended to … Continue reading →

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