Tag Archives: Charles Plott

Prediction Markets + Collecting Forecasting = Hype?

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

California Institute of Technology economist Charles Plott: What you’re doing is collecting bits and pieces of information and aggregating it so we can watch it and understand what people know. People picked this up and called it the “wisdom of … Continue reading →

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Who is Charles Plott and what does he want?

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Charles Plott: Research interests Behavioral foundations of economics and political science; laboratory experimental methods; regulation, deregulation and policy design. Research Statement FUNDAMENTALS (all laboratory experimental) Market Adjustment Do large, multiple market systems equilibrate in some sense? If big systems do … Continue reading →

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Don’t believe the hype.

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

California Institute of Technology economist Charles Plott: What you’re doing is collecting bits and pieces of information and aggregating it so we can watch it and understand what people know. People picked this up and called it the “wisdom of … Continue reading →

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Is Charles Plott a bigger thinker than Robin Hanson?

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

The answer to this question: next October, in Santa Clara. Charles Plott @ Yahoo! @ Santa Clara, California, U.S.A. – 2008-10-09

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Collecting bits and pieces of information, and aggregating it, so we can understand what people know.

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Charles Plott has nailed it. – I would lay out this dichotomy: Some of our academics, consultants, and exchange executives have sold the prediction markets as the ultimate forecasting tool —which is true, but people translated that as “this is … Continue reading →

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Charles Plott (a big-shot economist) condemns all the hype surrounding the prediction markets and the wisdom of crowds.

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

California Institute of Technology economist Charles Plott: What you’re doing is collecting bits and pieces of information and aggregating it so we can watch it and understand what people know. People picked this up and called it the “wisdom of … Continue reading →

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Academics to discuss prediction market experience

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Michael Giberson

According to the preliminary schedule of the 2008 American Economic Association annual meetings, some leading prediction market scholars will be gathering to discuss empirical data from prediction markets. The meetings will be held in New Orleans in early January [2008]. … Continue reading →

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US Universities: Let’s Get Rid Of Tenure.

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Let’s get rid of tenure for Robin Hanson, Justin Wolfers, Eric Zitzewitz, Paul Tetlock, Koleman Strumpf, John Ledyard, Charles Plott, etc. I endorse Steve Levitt’s proposal —just as a matter of libertarian principles.

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