Are markets more accurate than polls? The surprising informational value of “just asking”

Psychologists typically measure beliefs and preferences using self-reports, whereas economists are much more likely to infer them from behavior. Prediction markets appear to be a victory for the economic approach, having yielded more accurate probability estimates than opinion polls or experts for a...

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Main Authors: Jason Dana, Pavel Atanasov, Philip Tetlock, Barbara Mellers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2019-03-01
Series:Judgment and Decision Making
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500003375/type/journal_article