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Google’s Marissa Mayer talks at Stanford.
AWESOME. I am watching the talks right now, and I am dowloading them thanks to Video Download Helper on FireFox. (I will later put them into MP4 thanks to MPEG StreamClip.)
The best researchers on prediction markets
CFM: Scholars Check that CFM page for updates. And contact me so I can make additions to the list. (I’ll then re-publish that updated list on Midas Oracle.) – Michael Abramowicz – Michael B. Abramowicz – (Law School, George Washington … Continue reading
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The Rise of Crowdsourcing: Creative Wisdom of the Crowd — Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 6:00pm — @ Bo Cowgill’s Alma Mater
The Rise of Crowdsourcing: Creative Wisdom of the Crowd – @ Stanford Business School, Stanford University, California, U.S.A. – 2008-05-20 –> Predictify & Cambrian House – Via Daniel Horowitz (Business and Technology Consultant) -
Eric Zitzewitz, laughing all the way to the bank
Dartmouth College professor Eric W. Zitzewitz Eric Zitzewitz, previously at Stanford University, and now a Dartmouth professor, is the top trader at the ABC7 San Francisco prediction exchange. [Via Adam Siegel's blog.] $1,309,424 Mike “onemike” Giberson at Inkling Markets does … Continue reading
Meet John Nafeh, the HedgeStreet brain.
HedgeStreet: Dr. John Nafeh – Director John Nafeh is the Founder of HedgeStreet. He combined his expertise in decision analysis and risk management, his experience guiding Internet-related start-ups, and his vision of an Internet-based mass market for risk-hedging financial instruments … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple Computer, database software, Director, Ford Aerospace, founder, General Electric, HedgeStreet, Internet-based mass market, John Nafeh, Managing Director, Mississippi, Pareto Partners, prediction markets, risk management, Stanford University, venture capital fund
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Academics to discuss prediction market experience
According to the preliminary schedule of the 2008 American Economic Association annual meetings, some leading prediction market scholars will be gathering to discuss empirical data from prediction markets. The meetings will be held in New Orleans in early January [2008]. … Continue reading
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Tagged American Economic Association, Austin, California, Charles Plott, Eric Zitzewitz, Forrest Nelson, George Mason University, Google, Iowa, Justin Wolfers, New Orleans, Paul Tetlock, Pennsylvania, PHILIP POLGREEN, prediction markets, Ricard Gil, Robin Hanson, Santa Cruz, Stanford University
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Demand forecasting systems: Spending a lot on software doesn’t guarantee success.
Product line demand forecasting stands as the proto-typical application for internal prediction markets. Internal prediction markets may have other uses, but the demand forecasting story is probably the most straightforward and has been most often discussed in articles on the … Continue reading
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Point Shaving in the NBA: An Economic Analysis of the NBA’s Point Spread Betting Market
My name is Jonathan Gibbs, and I was asked by Chris Masse to give a little insight into the paper I wrote for my economics honors thesis at Stanford University, which was recently referenced by Justin Wolfers in his NY … Continue reading