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Tag Archives: Open Institute Of Prediction Markets
Should there be a Prediction Market Institute?
David Pennock: Oops, a clarification: I meant one could ask “Should there be a Prediction Institute?â€. I agree a Prediction Institute does not imply market-based, and that prediction and forecasting are roughly the same. I was saying that in a … Continue reading
The 6 little things David Pennock didn’t tell you about the Prediction Market Institute
- #1. – It is not such a great idea to call it a “prediction market institute”, for the reasons that it excludes the non-market mechanisms and the other collective intelligence mechanisms. (See Daniel’s comment on the Pennock blog, here.) … Continue reading
According to James Surowiecki in THE WISDOM OF CROWDS, the market-generated predictions have been shown to be more reliable than the output of any think tank.
Let’s create a think tank whose output is generated, not by scholars (like Bob), but by sets of prediction markets, then. Previous: The Economist should set up The Open Institute of Prediction Markets. + WHY THE ECONOMIST SHOULD ADD MARKET-GENERATED … Continue reading
Will The Economist manage its own prediction markets? YES or NO??
Mike Linksvayer, how do you read this??? The Economist‘s Project Red Stripe: Good news, bad news April 27th, 2007 by Ludwig Let’s start with the good news: We’re pretty close to making a decision about what service to bring to … Continue reading
NEXT SUNDAY, THE FRENCH WILL ELECT REPUBLICAN NICOLAS SARKOZY AS THEIR PRESIDENT.
The Economist tells me I should vote for Nicolas Sarkozy. Well… if they really think he’s “the man”… The French presidential election France’s chance Apr 12th 2007 From The Economist print edition After a quarter-century of drift Nicolas Sarkozy offers … Continue reading
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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
Are Chris Masse’s Ideas Crazy ENOUGH For Google??
Bloomberg: Google Inc. looks for ideas that are “really crazy” when sizing up potential purchases, the Internet company’s top dealmaker said. “We look at everything very carefully,” Salman Ullah, Google’s director of corporate development, said yesterday in a speech at … Continue reading
CBS News Andy Rooney: Let’s Have A Smart Board.
I proposed a new institution, “The Open Institute of Prediction Markets“. I’d like you to take two minutes to read Andy Rooney’s proposal. It has nothing to do with prediction markets, as that wet blanket of Bo Cowgill will quickly … Continue reading