Tag Archives: Gary Becker

On pinching God’s nose

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Humor | Tagged Economics, Eric Crampton, Gary Becker, Humor, prediction markets, Robin Hanson | 1 Comment

WORLD’S #1 PREDICTION MARKET GURU PINCHES THE NOSES OF NOBEL LAUREATE GARY NECKER AND JUDGE RICHARD POSNER.

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Analysis (Meta) | Tagged accuracy, Gary Becker, manipulation, manipulations, prediction markets, Richard Posner, Robin Hanson | Leave a comment

Nobel laureate Gary Becker and judge Richard Posner both wish that, one day, real-money prediction markets will be legal, without restrictions, in the United States of America.

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Via David Pennock of Odd Head fame – Gary Becker: [...] I believe that online political prediction markets, and other online prediction markets as well, should be legal in the United States and elsewhere, even if the amounts bet were … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Regulations | Tagged accuracy, bet exchanges, betting exchanges, betting markets, derivative exchanges, derivative markets, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Finance, Gary Becker, IEM, Iowa Electronic Markets, laws, legality, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Richard Posner, social utility, speculation, United States, United States Of America, US, USA | Leave a comment

The mud at the bottom of B.C. fjords reveals that solar output drives climate change –and that we should prepare now for dangerous GLOBAL COOLING.

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Take that, Caveat Bettor. WE WILL ALL DIE DUE TO GLOBAL… COOLING… NOT GLOBAL WARMING, CAV. UPADTE: Caveat Bettor… Chris, I never said that global warming was a threat. In fact, I was planning to sell high temp contracts in … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged British Columbia, Cav, Gary Becker | 1 Comment

Robin Hanson as Prospective Economics Nobel Laureate

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Michael Strong

Contra Robin’s recent claim that he has failed both the market and the academic test, Iâ€™ll take credit for creating some ideas the world has found useful, but I have completely failed both the market test and the academic test. … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Industry), Analysis (Meta) | Tagged founder, Gary Becker, Gordon Tullock, James Buchanan, key founder, Nobel committee, prediction markets, reasonable candidate, Robin Hanson, serious candidate, sociological applications, status systems, Vernon Smith | 2 Comments