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We could use a US Gambling And Betting Commission, but the best would be to have prediction exchanges (modeled after BetFair) that alert the sports bodies about any suspicions.

- New York Times: “Insider trading is a bigger deal in sports than in the financial markets,” said Justin Wolfers, a professor of business and public policy at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, who studies gambling. “We … 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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Brent Stinski + Simon & Shuster = Media Predict

Justin Wolfers on Media Predict: Justin Wolfers, an assistant professor of business and public policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who studies prediction markets, said that if Simon & Schuster relies on the traders’ judgments to … Continue reading

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The LinkedIn Profile of the Top Thinker on Prediction Markets [*]

Justin Wolfers’ profile at LinkedIn: Assistant Professor of Business and Public Policy at The Wharton School, U. Penn and Public Policy Consultant Greater Philadelphia Area Current * Assistant Professor of Business and Public Policy at The Wharton School, U. Penn … Continue reading

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