Prediction Markets + Market Predictions = Collective Forecasting That Pays Off

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PREDICTION MARKETS: Robin Hanson & Justin Wolfers

Written by Chris F. Masse on June 24, 2008 — 2 Comments

I have been chatting with a prediction market practitioner (I won’t tell you who, and no, it’s not whom you think of) —shooting the breeze, and talking about the current state of the prediction market industry… taking about things and people… talking up some people… and badmouthing others ( ).
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At the end, the [...]

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Spectrum has a long article on prediction markets.

Written by Chris F. Masse on August 31, 2007 — 4 Comments

Bet on It! – (page two – page three + a crappy listing of exchanges) – by Steven Cherry
In August 2004, Todd Proebsting, a researcher in Microsoft’s platform and services division, was approached by a manager in the company’s testing organization who had spent months helping to create a piece of software to be used [...]

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