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LET’S REVISIT HISTORY: In May 2007, Harvard professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff laughed in Paul Wolfowitz’s face.

BACKGROUND INFO: Kenneth Rogoff is a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution and professor of economics at Harvard University. – May 2007′s Blog Post: INSIDER TRADING: World Bank employees speculating on the Paul Wolfowitz event derivatives at InTrade-TradeSports?? – - … Continue reading

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Reminder: Corporate Applications of Prediction Markets Conference (1 November)

The conference will be held next Thursday (1 November) at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City. All of the details are available on the conference webpage (http://people.ku.edu/~cigar/PMConf_2007) and the schedule is listed below. I am pleased to note that Mat … Continue reading

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Conference: Corporate Applications of Prediction/Information Markets (Thursday, 1 November 2007)

I have organized a conference on corporate prediction markets which may be of interest to Midas Oracle readers. It will take place on 1 November at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City. All of the details are available on the … Continue reading

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IRAQ WAR SPEECH: In what world is the president of the United States living?

… asks Fred Kaplan in Bush’s appalling Iraq speech. — NewsFutures: Will U.S. Troops begin leaving Iraq soon? Each I0908BYE contract will be worth x$100 if the U.S. Troop level (Active + National Guard + Reserve) in Iraq is reduced … Continue reading

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FAKE WORLD BANK MEMO: Harvard professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff laughs in Paul Wolfowitz’s face.

BACKGROUND INFO: Kenneth Rogoff is a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution and professor of economics at Harvard University. Felix Salmon (at Portfolio.com): [...] In any case, you have to read Ken Rogoff’s spoof memo over at Foreign Policy. When … Continue reading

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NewsFutures’s explainer on prediction markets

No definition, but there’s an example, here —static, alas. (((In passing, I see that NewsFutures “will use the Brookings Institution’s Iraq Index as a source to measure troop levels.” Good. But what it they fail to deliver, like the US … Continue reading

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