Tag Archives: Premier

Too humble to be honest?

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

QUESTION: What is missing in Tyler Cowen’s profile? The answer just after the visual… — — Achievements: I created (with Alex Tabarrok) the world’s premier and most popular group blog on economics. Contrary to my “F” counterpart, I managed (as … Continue reading →

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Betfair partner goes to the wall.

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Niall O'Connor

ON 20 August 2007 Interactive Gaming Holdings (IGH) announced that its online betting companies had ceased taking bets pending clarification of the company’s financial health. IGH’s shares had been suspended on August 17, after a mooted financial loan had failed … Continue reading →

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Bertie Ahern was re-elected Ireland’s premier, extending his 10-years in power and clearing the way for a broadly based coalition government.

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Wall Street Journal – $$$ It’s a three-party government. Bloomberg: The Fianna Fail leader, 55, secured enough parliamentary support to be voted in as taoiseach, as the prime minister is known in Irish, after reaching deals with the Green Party, … Continue reading →

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A 1990 Corporate Prediction Market

Posted on November 23, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

Robin Hanson at Overcoming Bias: Betting markets have been around for a long time, and as far as I know, until recently they were all created to help traders achieve goals such as hedging, gambling, proving themselves, and so on. … Continue reading →

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