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COMMENTS TO THE CFTC: What to expect from Tom W. Bell and Jason Ruspini

For those who are just surfacing from an Afghan cave: Tom W. Bell is a law professor at Chapman University (in California) and Jason Ruspini is a Wall Street professional (in New York).
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It seems that both will, independently of each other, write to the CFTC about the legalization of the “event markets” (here are the [...]

The best researchers on prediction markets

CFM: Scholars
Check that CFM page for updates. And contact me so I can make additions to the list. (I’ll then re-publish that updated list on Midas Oracle.)
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Michael Abramowicz – Michael B. Abramowicz – (Law School, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) — Post Archives at Midas Oracle
Bernd H. Ankenbrand – Bernd Ankenbrand – (Lecturer, Witten/Herdecke [...]

Short list of the economics labs researching on prediction markets

Labs
(with thanks to Chris Hibbert of Zocalo)
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Iowa Electronic Markets – (IEM) – (Henry B. Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa, Iowa, U.S.A.)
Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science – (ICES) – (George Mason University, Virginia, U.S.A.)
Economic Science Institute – (ESI) – (Chapman University, California, U.S.A.)
HP Labs – (Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.)
Laboratory for Experimental Economics and [...]

Zocalo News

Chris Masse has asked me a few times about what I’m working on, and what my plans are for Zocalo. I have been working on development of Zocalo since 2004, including a period of 18 months as a Research Fellow at CommerceNet. I’ve been busy with personal matters for much of the last [...]

Midas Oracle is now powered by WordPress 2.5 —and you should be too.

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Just updated to WordPress 2.5. (See a screencast here.)
I waited one week before upgrading, so as to take the time to monitor the WP 2.5 compatibility with our plugins.
To upgrade, I used the “Wordpress Automatic Upgrade” plugin. The automatic process failed, but the step-by-step process worked fine. Overall, I’m happy. This plugin is a time [...]

The latest about the departing of Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith from George Mason University to Chapman University

- Vernon Smith to Work on Californian Public Policy
- In Reverse Migration, 4 Economists Lured From the West to George Mason U. Now Head to Chapman U. – Chronicle.com
- NEW LINKS News: Chapman hires Nobel Prize-winner | smith, chapman, university – OCRegister.com + Chapman’s newest hire was tempted by ideal post” + “Today’s editorial: Chapman [...]

OFFICIAL: NOBEL LAUREATE VERNON SMITH DECAMPS FOR WEST COAST’S CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY.

- The George Mason University statement
- The Chapman University statement
- The Wall Street Journal take
Previous: Deep Throat on the George Mason University exodus to Chapman University. + All GMU’s ICES faculty except Houser and McCabe are leaving to join Chapman University. + NOBEL LAUREATE VERNON SMITH LEAVES ROBIN HANSON’S GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY TO GO WORKING [...]

Deep Throat on the George Mason University exodus to Chapman University.

#1. David Porter is leaving as of this fall, Stephen Rassenti and Bart Wilson leaving in a year. Kevin McCabe, Daniel Houser and Mark Olson are staying at GMU.
#2. GMU still wants to be able to claim Vernon Smith’s name, and it could well be that he will remain with some affiliation at George Mason [...]

All GMU’s ICES faculty except Houser and McCabe are leaving to join Chapman University.

From: ECON-GRAD-L [mailto:XXXXXXXXX] On Behalf Of Ashley Boggs
Sent: Wednesday, 18 July 2007 2:05 a.m.
To: ECON-GRAD-L@XXXXXX.gmu.edu
Subject: A New Regime for ICES Students
Importance: High
Dear ICES Students:
While this letter is for those economics PH. D. students who consider themselves part of the ICES program, it is being sent to all students on this list server because I have [...]

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