The Promise of Prediction Markets
SciencePublished 16 May 2008
Kenneth J. Arrow, Robert Forsythe, Michael Gorham, Robert W. Hahn, Robin Hanson, John O. Ledyard
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The ability of groups of people to make predictions is a potent research tool that should be freed of unnecessary government restrictions.
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The ability of groups of people to make predictions is a potent research tool that should be freed of unnecessary government restrictions.
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