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Just how well can prediction markets predict outcomes? As it turns out, pretty well.
This Week in Science has an interviewed with Justin Wolfers on the economics of prediction markets:
- MP3 file from TWIS. (Interview starts after 30 minutes. SOUND QUALITY BETTER THAN THE OTHER FILE.)
- MP3 file mirror on JW site. (Interview starts right away.)
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- Justin Wolfers Interview – by New York Times – (MP3) – 2007-02-14
JOURNALO: InTrade = betting market
JUSTIN WOLFERS: InTrade = Las Vegas bookie meets New York Stock Exchange.
prediction markets: strong track record (example: IEM compared to polls)
historical prediction markets (Strumpf–Rhode)
InTrade: good/bad general election candidate??
JOURNALO: Hillary Clinton, the weakest?? Al Gore??
JUSTIN WOLFERS: Beware [...]
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