[IP] Online predictive markets (IEEE Spectrum)

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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> To: "David J. Farber" <farber@cis.upenn.edu>
> From: Steven Cherry <s.cherry@ieee.org>
> Subject: Online predictive markets (IEEE Spectrum)
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> Toward A Bettor Future
>
> A U.S. government betting pool for future terrorism events is gone, but 
> predictive markets are here to stay
>
> Dave,
>
> Our take on Darpa's ill-fated Policy Analysis Market, the (bizarre, in our 
> opinion) American Action Market, and online predictive markets in general. 
> We share the view of a growing number of commentators that PAM was not 
> taken as seriously as it deserved. Conversely, the AAM is perhaps being 
> taken more seriously than *it* deserves.
>
>  Steven
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