Modeling a presidential prediction market

Management Science

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1381-1394

  Chen, M Keith ^a   Ingersoll, Jonathan E ^a   Kaplan, Edward H ^b  

^a YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electoral college; Prediction market; Stochastic model applications; U.S. presidential election

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION MODELS; ELECTORAL COLLEGE; ON-LINE PREDICTIONS; POLITICAL EVENTS; PREDICTION MARKET; PROBABILITY MODELS; RANKING MODELS; STOCHASTIC MODEL APPLICATIONS; U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION;

COSTS; MARKETING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 61849168142     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1080.0872     Document Type: Article

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