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2020′s PREDICTION MARKET JOURNALISM = Polls + Experts + Prediction Markets

- Justin Wolfers interview: [...] Wolfers predicted that cable news shows would turn to prediction-market experts for analysis in 2008. “My forecast is that they’ll either have someone in the studio whose job it is to track the markets, or … Continue reading

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This could be the election cycle that legitimizes Web-based prediction markets.

Let’s hope that that WSJ columnist is right. – Another MSM journalist who draws heavily on Koleman Strumpf‘s work and does not cite him, or his colleague (Paul Rhode). What a shame. PDF file of the paper on historical prediction … Continue reading

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Prediction Market Journalism

Credit: Scientific American magazine – Abstract Via Mat Fogarty of Xpree (an innovative firm providing software for enterprise prediction markets) Ask me by e-mail to get a copy of the PDF file. – The problem with the bold statement in … Continue reading

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Is it good to have a prediction market melting pot of academics and businesses?

The Journal of Prediction Markets: The Journal of Prediction Markets Editor: Leighton Vaughan Williams Associate Editors: John Delaney – CEO InTrade Bruno Deschamps – University of Bath Olivier Gergaud – Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes Robin Hanson – George Mason University … Continue reading

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Justin Wolfers dreams of a prediction market land, where exchange odds are cited but not the polls.

Knowledge @ Wharton (on polls): The Power of Prediction Markets The rapidly changing landscape of responders and related technology factors are two reasons why Justin Wolfers, Wharton professor of business and public policy, believes in the power of prediction, or … Continue reading

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Prediction Market History + Prediction Market Journalism

The New York Times: [...] Long before political prediction markets sprouted on the Internet, election bets — whether the stakes were money or embarrassing public spectacles — were a ubiquitous part of the American political scene. The practice, which began … Continue reading

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Reminder: Corporate Applications of Prediction Markets Conference (1 November)

The conference will be held next Thursday (1 November) at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City. All of the details are available on the conference webpage (http://people.ku.edu/~cigar/PMConf_2007) and the schedule is listed below. I am pleased to note that Mat … Continue reading

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Conference: Corporate Applications of Prediction/Information Markets (Thursday, 1 November 2007)

I have organized a conference on corporate prediction markets which may be of interest to Midas Oracle readers. It will take place on 1 November at the Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City. All of the details are available on the … Continue reading

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BetFair’s historical lie

The Sporting Exchange (the owner of the BetFair brand): Betfair is the world’s leading online betting exchange, a concept it has pioneered. [1] Driven by cutting-edge technology, Betfair enables punters to choose their own odds and bet against each other, … Continue reading

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Pinching Adam Siegel’s nose… AGAIN.

Inkling Markets: What are some examples of public prediction markets? One of the first and oldest prediction markets [*] was run by the University of Iowa in 1998 [**] to predict the outcome of United States Presidential Elections. [***] In … Continue reading

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