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The Case for Decrimininalization of Prediction Markets
[This article is cross-posted from Major Wager.]
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A recent article in the prestigious academic journal Science (May 16, 2008, Vol 320, p. 877-8) once again makes the case for regulated prediction markets, more commonly known as “betting exchanges” to online gamblers. The authors make the case that such markets are useful in forecasting future events with [...]
Meet Dartmouth College professor Eric Zitzewitz.
Dartmouth College professor Eric W. Zitzewitz
Ah. Our good doctor has leaned to smile (as opposed to posing as a prison guard, on his old Stanford website). Good.
Meet the tenured Eric Zitzewitz.
Eric Zitzewitz = Associate Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College – Greater Boston Area, MA, USA
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Eric Zitzewitz (at LinkedIn):
Current
- Associate Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College
Past
- Assistant Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Business Analyst at McKinsey & Co.
Education
- MIT
- Harvard College
He got tenure ahead of schedule. Congrats.
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Eric W. Zitzewitz at Darmouth
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Much [...]
Justin Wolfers wants America’s sports bodies to allow sports betting so as to outlaw the quirky bets that induce corruption.
Justin Wolfers in the New York Times (Blow the Whistle on Betting Scandals)
[...] Point-shaving is a crime of opportunity, and the opportunity comes from the structure of sports betting markets. The commissioners of the major sports need to address these systemic issues. A transparent and well-regulated gambling sector could easily out-compete the unregulated offshore bookmakers [...]
Meet Jay Hopman of Intel Corporation.
Jay Hopman: Using Forecasting Markets to Manage Demand Risk
Jay Hopman
Lab/Group Name: Intel IT
Job Function: Researcher, Enterprise Process Optimization
Bio
[...] He joined ISTG Research in 2001 after working in IT Product Engineering, Business Operations, and Strategy & Technology. Jay serves as ISTG Research liaison to the Intel Research High Volume Manufacturing Committee (HVMC) and participates in the [...]
Meet the real Eric Zitzewitz.
Much better pic than the one displayed on his [old] Stanford page (where he looks like a prison guard).
Eric Zitzewitz at LinkedIn
UPDATE: Eric Zitzewitz = Associate Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College – Greater Boston Area, MA, USA
Eric W. Zitzewitz at Darmouth
The new fad: the MINIMAL blogs
Just like blogs… but simpler. – Tumblr – Twitter -
- Inkling Markets’ Nate Kontny: n8.tumblr.com – Sorry to learn that he broke some rib(s). Wish him the best.
- George Tziralis: tziralis.tumblr.com
If you want a free blog, I still recommend WordPress.com. You should own your domain name (yourname.com).
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Psstt… Mister Nate Kontny, if you want to dissipate [...]
Market’s Bubble Bursts: Predictions Tie for Last Among 30 Experts
Tradesports.com’s market for which bubble teams would make it to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament mis-predicted three selections. This performance ties for last among the selections of thirty experts. The top performer was The Bracket Project, which wrongly predicted only one team, Syracuse instead of Arkansas. The consensus opinion of the thirty experts [...]
Inkling Markets (ABC7): Consultant wannabe Jed Christiansen beats Stanford professor Eric Zitzewitz.
SMASHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHING.
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