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Tag Archives: GMU professor
Inkling Markets’ growth and success
Inkling Markets is the software provider for prediction markets that specializes in MSR. (Market Scoring Rules is the market design invented by GMU professor Robin Hanson). 1. Inkling Markets is constantly updating its software for prediction markets. 2. Inkling Markets … Continue reading
The next independent publicized study of adult talkativeness will find Women talk 10% more then Men.
GMU professor Robin Hanson has managed to convince the Irish folks at InTrade-TradeSports to float this “Adult Talkativeness” event derivative. The idea came from a blog post that Robin Hanson wrote for his group blog, Overcoming Bias, titled Let’s Bet … Continue reading
GOOGLE PAGERANK: Robin Hanson vs. Justin Wolfers
Is Justin Wolfers the top thinker on prediction markets, really??? — Google Search: – “Robin Hanson” “prediction markets”: 23,000 – “Justin Wolfers” “prediction markets”: 19,100 – “Midas Oracle” “prediction markets”: 17,300 — Previous: Justin Wolfers and Robin Hanson ARE the … Continue reading
MIT economics professor (and Nobel Prize-bound) Olivier Blanchard was Justin Wolfers’ thesis advisor.
—Olivier Blanchard Justin Wolfers — John Ledyard was Robin Hanson‘s thesis advisor. — Previous: Justin Wolfers and Robin Hanson ARE the top thinkers on prediction markets. + Is GMU professor Robin Hanson an inventor, an innovator, or… a complete loser??
Today Is JUSTIN WOLFERS Day.
- Frontpage of the New York Times. – Marginal Revolution. – Freakonomics (two times). – Greg Mankiw. – A talk at Brown University. — So, our good Doctor Pennock, do you still believe that the Midas Oracle surveys are error … Continue reading
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
#1 out of 10 Steve Jobs’ thoughts. Via Nate Kontny of Inkling Markets. (By the way, George Tziralis, who, too, has a mini blog, has moved it to a new URL.) Previous: Is GMU professor Robin Hanson an inventor, an … Continue reading
Is GMU professor Robin Hanson an inventor, an innovator, or… a complete loser??
My title is provocative. Robin Hanson has posted this comment: I’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. That is, I can’t convince … Continue reading