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What Robin Hanson told the CFTC about “event markets” (prediction markets)

Robin Hanson: Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:12:46 -0400 To: secretary@cftc.gov From: Robin Hanson <rhanson@gmu.edu> Subject: Comment on “Concept Release on the Appropriate Regulatory Treatment of Event Contracts” —————————————————————- I am an event market innovator, having published the first detailed … Continue reading

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Meet the tenured Eric Zitzewitz.

Eric Zitzewitz = Associate Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College – Greater Boston Area, MA, USA — Eric Zitzewitz (at LinkedIn): Current – Associate Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College Past – Assistant Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School … Continue reading

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J.K. Rowling’s The Deathly Hallows = Harry Potter MUST Die! + Harry Potter Must NOT Die!

Associated Press: [...] “If you look at the tradition of the epic hero… there is this sort of pattern that the hero delivers people to the promised land but does not see it himself,” said Lana Whited, professor of English … Continue reading

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Meet the real Eric Zitzewitz.

Much better pic than the one displayed on his [old] Stanford page (where he looks like a prison guard). Eric Zitzewitz at LinkedIn UPDATE: Eric Zitzewitz = Associate Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College – Greater Boston Area, MA, USA … Continue reading

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In November 2000, the Iowa Electronic Markets declared the AL GORE speculators as the winners of their zero-sum game.

Iowa Electronic Markets: Release: Nov. 17, 2000 Iowa Electronic Markets name Gore winner in futures payoff IOWA CITY, Iowa — The presidential election is over, at least in the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM). The IEM has declared Al Gore the … Continue reading

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Speculating (and hedging?) on US presidential prediction markets would have social utility. Dixit Robin Hanson.

If Deep Throat is right and the CFTC has indeed already given its stamp of approval to presidential prediction markets, then HedgeStreet and USFE would be well advised to listen to professor Robin Hanson‘s idea with great attention: Using data … Continue reading

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