Tag Archives: Emile Servan-Shreiber

Who said the French press does not publish anything about the French politicians’ sex life? — [DOCUMENT]

The DSK affair illustrates the difference between France and America. I’ll leave it to you. Just in passing, here’s a Paris Match article on Emile Servan-Shreiber’s father (a media tycoon turned failed politician) about a time when he had concurrently … Continue reading

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HISTORY: Prediction Markets Timeline

For an updated version of this document, see the “paged” Prediction Markets Timeline. – CHRONOLOGY & HISTORY: Prediction Markets Timeline – Feel free to post a comment or contact me, and I’ll correct or add a factoid. Thanks. – #1. … Continue reading

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The Second Workshop on Prediction Markets

I spent some time in San Diego earlier this month for the The Second Workshop on Prediction Markets in conjunction with EC’07, which is part of FCRC 2007. The workshop was very successful. The participants were as diverse as one … Continue reading

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