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Prediction markets in the World Bank

“CGAP, an independent research center housed in the Bank and focused on microfinance, is trying to use prediction markets to assess the future of mobile banking.” http://cgap.inklingmarkets.com/

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LET’S REVISIT HISTORY: In May 2007, Harvard professor of economics Kenneth Rogoff laughed in Paul Wolfowitz’s face.

BACKGROUND INFO: Kenneth Rogoff is a visiting scholar at the Brookings Institution and professor of economics at Harvard University. – May 2007′s Blog Post: INSIDER TRADING: World Bank employees speculating on the Paul Wolfowitz event derivatives at InTrade-TradeSports?? – - … Continue reading

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