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Prediction markets - technical

Prediction Markets on Wiki

A PRIMER ON PREDICTION MARKETS see the review at the end of the article

Corporate Prediction Markets: Evidence from Google, Ford, and Firm X

On mechanisms

Better wisdom from crowds

MIT scholars produce new method of harvesting correct answers from groups. January 25, 2017

The power of prediction markets and pdf file

Scientists are beginning to understand why these ‘mini Wall Streets’ work so well at forecasting election results — and how they sometimes fail.

a collection of resources by Marcus P. Zillman