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The best researchers on prediction markets

Written by Chris F. Masse on June 4, 2008 — Leave a Comment

CFM: Scholars
Check that CFM page for updates. And contact me so I can make additions to the list. (I’ll then re-publish that updated list on Midas Oracle.)
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Michael Abramowicz – Michael B. Abramowicz – (Law School, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) — Post Archives at Midas Oracle
Bernd H. Ankenbrand – Bernd Ankenbrand – (Lecturer, Witten/Herdecke [...]

Posted in People, Resources - References | Also tagged Adam, Adam Meirowitz, Administration, American Enterprise Institute, Anderson School, Andrew Leigh, Anita Elberse, Anthony M. Kwasnica, Arizona, Australia, Australian National University, Austria, Becker Center, Bernardo A. Huberman, Bernd H. Ankenbrand, Bernd Skiera, Bilkent University, British Columbia, Business, C. Schelling, - Thomas Schelling, California, California Institute of Technology, Canada, Centre Nationale, Change, Chapman University, Charles A. Holt, Charles F. Manski, Charles Holt, Charles R. Plott, Chicago, Chief Economist, Chris Hibbert, Collective Intelligence, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Business Administration, College of Management, Connecticut, corporate prediction markets, D. Hamilton, - James Hamilton, D.C., Daniel Reeves, Dartmouth College, David M. Pennock, David Paton, David Porter, dean, Denmark, Department of Computer Science, Department of Economics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Insurance and Real Estate, Department of Politics, Director, Division of Humanity and Social Sciences, e-commerce, E. Litan, - Robert Litan, Economic Science Institute, Economics Department, Emile Servan-Schreiber, enterprise prediction markets, Eric Crampton, Eric W. Zitzewitz, Eric Zitzewitz, Erik Snowberg, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Executive Director, F. Manski, - Charles Manski, Florida, Forrest Nelson, France, Friedrich August Von Hayek, Frontier Research Center for Global Change, Gary William Flake, George Mason University, George R. Neumann, George Washington University, Gerhard Ortner, Germany, Goethe University, Google, Graduate School, H. Ankenbrand, - Bernd Ankenbrand, Hal R. Varian, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Henry B. Tippie College of Business, HP Labs, IIT Center for Financial Markets, Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology, information aggregation tool, Information Dynamics Lab, Information Services & Process Innovation Lab, internal prediction markets, Iowa, J. Arrow, - Kenneth Arrow, James Annan, James D. Hamilton, James Surowiecki, Japan, John O. Ledyard, Joyce Berg, Joyce E. Berg, Justin J. Wolfers, Justin Wolfers, Kansas, Kansas City, Kauffman Foundation, Kay-Yut Chen, Keith Gamble, Keith Jacks Gamble, Kellogg, Kenneth J. Arrow, Kentucky, L. Savage, - Sam Savage, Lance Fortnow, Lance J. Fortnow, law school, Lecturer, LEEPS, LEEPS laboratory, Leighton Vaughan-Williams, Leslie R. Fine, London Business School, M. Kwasnica, - Anthony Kwasnica, M. Todd Henderson, manager, Marco Ottaviani, Martin Spann, Maryland, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McCormick School of Engineering, Michael Abramowicz, Michael B. Abramowicz, Michael Gorham, Michael P. Wellman, Michael Wellman, Michigan, Micro-Economic and Social Systems, Microsoft, Missouri, MIT, MIT Center, New Jersey, New York, New York City, New Zealand, Nicolas Lambert, North Carolina, Northwestern University, Norwestern University, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham University, Paris, Paul C. Tetlock, Paul Milgrom, Paul W. Rhode, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, Peter Norman Sorensen, Philip E. Tetlock, Philip Tetlock, prediction markets, Princeton University, Principal Research Scientist, private prediction markets, Professor, professors, R. Varian, - Hal Varian, Rahul Sami, Recherche Scientifique, Reg-Markets Center, Research School of Social Sciences, researchers, Richard Borghesi, Richard Roll, Robert E. Litan, Robert Forsythe, Robert J. Shiller, Robert W. Hahn, Robin D. Hanson, Robin Hanson, Russ Ray, Ryan Oprea, Sam L. Savage, San Diego, San Marcos, Santa Cruz, Sauder School of Business, Saul Levmore, scholars, School of Business, School of Information, School of Management, School of Public Affair, Sciences, Social Computing Lab, software architect, Stanford University, Steve Levitt, Steven D. Levitt, Steven Levitt, Stuart School of Business, technology, Texas, Texas State University, Thomas A. Rietz, Thomas C. Schelling, Thomas Gruca, Thomas S Gruca, Thomas W. Malone, Thomas W. Ross, Todd A. Proebsting, Todd Proebsting, Tom Malone, Tom W. Bell, Tracy Mullen, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, University of Applied Sciences, University of Arizona, University of British Columbia, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Canterbury, University of Chicago, University of Copenhagen, University of Iowa, University of Kansas, University of Louisville, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Passau, University of Pennsylvania, University of South Florida, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, Vancouver, Vernon L. Smith, Vice President for Research and Policy, Virginia, W. Flake - Gary Flake, W. Rhode, - Paul Rhode, W. Ross, - Thomas Ross, Washington, Werner Antweiler, Wharton Business School, Witten, Witten/Herdecke University, Yahoo! Research Labs, Yale University, Zocalo Project Manager

How long will the writers’ strike last? And can prediction markets help answer this question?

Written by Michael Giberson on November 7, 2007 — 3 Comments

The Writers Guild of America went on strike earlier this week.
Actress Eva Longoria, of ABC TV’s show Desparate Housewives, reportedly is concerned about the show’s crew, “that will have a terrible holiday season because there’s no resolution.” She added, “I care about people losing their homes, I care about my hair and makeup artists who [...]

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Also tagged ABC, actress, America, cost networks, Eva Longoria, Inkling, inkling markets, Los Angeles Times, Mark Young, Milken Institute, prediction markets, Southern Cal business professor, strike, USD, Writers Guild of America

Should the Hollywood Stock Exchange become a real-money betting exchange?

Written by Chris F. Masse on October 4, 2007 — 9 Comments

Via Max Keiser, Trader Daily ($$$):
Hollywood Ending – Trader Daily – October 4, 2007 – by Robert LaFranco
A decade ago, a Wall Street trader and an L.A. dealmaker united to remake the movie industry in the image of the markets. They had capital, ambition, securities-industry savvy and an American public captivated by money and celebrity. [...]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, History, Inventions & Innovations | Also tagged Academy Award, advertising vehicle, Alec Baldwin, Andrew Merkatz, Andy Kaplan, Andy Wing, Barney, betting exchanges, betting markets, Cambridge Technology Ventures, Cantor, Cantor Exchange, Cantor spokesman, CEO, Citigroup, consumer portal, CountryRoad Capital, Dallas Mavericks, Eddie Murphy, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, exchange software, executive, former finance whiz kids, former stockbroker, Harvard Business School, Herb Ritts Gallery, Hollywood Stock Exchange, investment banker, Judd Apatow, Keystone Venture Capital, L.A., Lions Gate, London, Mark Cuban, MarketCast, Max Keiser, media projects, merchant banking, Michael Burns, Michael Milken, Moby, movie business, movies, NBC, news network, Nielsen National Research Group, online futures markets, online prediction market, online sideshow, Online Testing Exchange, OSCAR, Paris, Paul Galbraith, Predict-It CEO, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, predictive products, prime real estate, Prudential Securities, public relations, Robert Evans, Robert LaFranco, Ron Jeremy, S&P 500, Scandinavian Broadcast Service, Sony, spokesman, sports-spread betting program, stockbroker, studio accounting practices, Sundance Film Festival, television executive, The Howard Stern Show, Tinseltown, Todd Wagner, top television executive, Trader, United Kingdom, United States, USD, VIP lounge of Hollywood, virtual banking system, Virtual Specialist, Wall Street, Wall Street trader, web traffic

The definitive proof that Emile Servan-Schreiber, the NewsFutures CEO, is an essential part of the world-wide conspiracy aiming at silencing BetFair.

Written by Chris F. Masse on September 19, 2007 — Leave a Comment

[This post is filed in the "humor" category, of course. ]
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Take a look at the blogroll of the NewsFutures blog, which cites everybody but BetFair:
Recent Posts
UC Riverside’s eLab eXchange : featuring Competitive Forecasting and Idea Pageants
Demise of a Sarko Killer
Results of the Dutch Political Stock Market
Los Angeles conference on collective intelligence networks
Washington DC [...]

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Humor | Also tagged collective intelligence networks, Emile Servan-Schreiber, Hollywood Stock Exchange, Mike Giberson, NewsFutures CEO, Odd Head, prediction markets, reporter, Republican Party, Ron Paul, RugBY League, sports betting, United States, Washington D.C., www.betfair.com, Yahoo!

August 6, 2001: Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US.

Written by Chris F. Masse on August 23, 2007 — Leave a Comment

Note: This blog post is filed in the “forecasting” and “accuracy” categories.
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New York Times – Anonymous Editorial:
[...] The Bush team was so busy in 2001 trying to upend America’s global relationships according to a neo-conservative agenda that the then national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, did not see any urgency in reports that Al [...]

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Forecasting (Science & Practice), History, Politics | Also tagged Abu Zubaydah, Afghanistan, Ahmed Ressam, Al Qaeda, America, Bin Laden, California, Canada, Central Intelligence Agency, Condoleezza Rice, Dar es Salaam, East Africa, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Federal Bureau of Investigation, George W. Bush, Iraq, Kenya, Lieutenant, Los Angeles International Airport, media reports, Nairobi, national security adviser, New York, New York Times, Omar Abdel Rahman, operative, President, Ramzi Yousef, Tanzania, Tenet, UAE, United States, Washington, World Trade Center

BUSINESS EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED FOR THREE YEARS IN THE US TO LAY GROUND FOR A FUTURE, LEGAL BETFAIR’S DISEMBARKATION ON AMERICA’S COASTS.

Written by Chris F. Masse on May 3, 2007 — Leave a Comment

Meet the InTrade-TradeSports Terminator.
WORLD-WIDE WEB EXCLUSIVE. — PLEASE, CREDIT “MIDAS ORACLE” FOR THE SCOOP. — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Christian Hellmers’ profile at LinkedIn:
Christian Hellmers
Director of US Business Development, Betfair
Greater San Diego Area
Current
* Director of US Business Development at Betfair Limited
Past
* Manager, International Retail Strategy at DivX Networks, Inc.
* Consultant at HP Authority
* Business Development [...]

Posted in Resources - References | Also tagged Betfair Limited, Business Development Manager, California, Christian Hellmers, consultant, Director, DivX Networks Inc., HP Authority, International Retail Strategy, internet community, Internet industry, Internet Strategy, manager, President, Scour Inc, United States, University of California, WEB EXCLUSIVE

Oscars 2007 – Hollywood Stock Exchange – Bingo!

Written by Chris F. Masse on February 27, 2007 — 2 Comments

HSX Amy Lamare:
Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX.com) Traders correctly picked 7 out of 8 Top Category Oscar Winners to continue its stellar record.
Los Angeles, California, February 26, 2007 -
Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX), announced a spectacular 88% success rate for picking this year’s Oscar winners. The world’s longest continuously operating commercial prediction market and popular online game [...]

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Market Expiry | Also tagged Alex Costakis, Amy Lamare, Animation, California, Hollywood Stock Exchange, Internet Marketing, Managing Director, Max Keiser, Michael Burns, NominOption, online game, OSCAR, Oscars, Oscars 2007 - Hollywood Stock Exchange, prediction market, prediction market technology, prediction markets

Great City Group Blogs

Written by Chris F. Masse on February 24, 2007 — Leave a Comment

A short note to tip you about a set of great city group blogs I have just found out. (City blog = a blog that focuses on the big and small news about one city.)
Austin – Boston – Chicago – Houston – London – Los Angeles – New York City – Paris – Philadelphia – [...]

Posted in Resources - References | Also tagged Austin, Boston, Chicago, Houston, London, New York City, Paris, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Washington D.C.

Hollywood Stock Exchange’s Alex Costakis makes historical mistake, TOO.

Written by Chris F. Masse on February 23, 2007 — 7 Comments

History of the Hollywood Stock Exchange:
June 2006:
Hollywood Stock Exchange launches the Sports Stock Exchange® with special securities covering the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
April 2006:
HSX Research wins contract for building Storage Markets, an innovative prediction market platform providing insight into the data storage industry.
January 2006:
HSX Research introduces Long Lead Box Office Forecasts, a report series providing [...]

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, History | Also tagged 97.1 FM, Adam, Adam Siegel, Alex Costakis, Alexander Costakis, Beck Method, Black Entertainment Television, Canada, Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., CEO, Chris Masse, Crystal Method, executive, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, France, Hollywood Stock Exchange, HSX, HSX Research, immersive online experience, Inkling CEO, inkling markets, Inkling Markets CEO, innovative MSR, interactive TV, Ken Kittlitz, KGO, Managing Director, market maker, market-maker technology, Max Keiser, Michael Burns, Moby, MSR, online trading game, OSCAR, Oscar Night, Oscar Party, Oscars, prediction markets, Professor, reporter, Robin Hanson, Sports Stock Exchange, the Globe, The Globe and Mail, The Hollywod Stock Exchange, the New York Times, The Oscars, The Wall Street Journal, TVStock, two Inkling-enabled technologies, user-created contract technology, Vice President of Sales, Virtual Specialist, Wall Street Journal, Washington Stock Exchange, Web show, Weekly, white label prediction market solution, www.hsxresearch.com, www.virtualproducer.com

Tag Archives: Los Angeles

How long will the writers’ strike last? And can prediction markets help answer this question?

Should the Hollywood Stock Exchange become a real-money betting exchange?

The definitive proof that Emile Servan-Schreiber, the NewsFutures CEO, is an essential part of the world-wide conspiracy aiming at silencing BetFair.

August 6, 2001: Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US.

BUSINESS EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED FOR THREE YEARS IN THE US TO LAY GROUND FOR A FUTURE, LEGAL BETFAIR’S DISEMBARKATION ON AMERICA’S COASTS.

Oscars 2007 – Hollywood Stock Exchange – Bingo!

Great City Group Blogs

Hollywood Stock Exchange’s Alex Costakis makes historical mistake, TOO.

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