Tag Archives: Independent Institute

“The Beacon” is an excellent blog published by The Independent Institute.

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

The Beacon David Theroux, one of the bloggers, is the founder and president of The Independent Institute. -

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Independent Institute’s weak blog post on prediction markets

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Mike Linksvayer

I was happy to notice that the Independent Institute, the pro-market think tank that published Entrepreneurial Economics in 2002, featuring a Robin Hanson chapter on decision markets (and much else good), published a blog post titled Forget Polls: Look at … Continue reading →

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Libertarian baiting

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Mike Linksvayer

CFM hated it when Peter McCluskey wrote: What many of us want from prediction markets bears more resemblance to the products of think-tanks than it does to any other institution that I’m aware of But this reminds me of something. … Continue reading →

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