These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Philip Polgreen (University of Iowa)

Friday, January 4, 2:30 PM

Friday, January 4, 2:30 PM
Session: Prediction Markets -- New Empirical Findings (AEA)
Presiding: Eric Zitzewitz (Stanford University Graduate School of Business)

Prediction Markets Inside the Firm: Evidence From Google
Bo Cowgill (Google)
Justin Wolfers (University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Business School)
Eric Zitzewitz (Stanford University Graduate School of Business)

Predicting Flu: Prediction Markets vs. Biostatistical Models
Forrest Nelson (University of Iowa)
Philip Polgreen (University of Iowa)
George Neumann ()

Is Liquidity Related to Prediction Market Efficiency?
Paul Tetlock (University of Texas at Austin)
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Testing the Efficiency of Markets in the 2002 World Cup
Ricard Gil (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Steven Levitt (University of Chicago)


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