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Oversimplifying InTrade
Oversimplifying InTrade
I was reading Ed's exasperation with people citing InTrade and concluding that the McCain-Obama race is somehow over. I don't read InTrade the same way. To tell the story, let me use a very oversimplified model (and wonder at the end if it's TOO oversimplified, though no doubt my commenters will ...
My Personal Work Incentives
My Personal Work Incentives
gregmankiw.blogspot.com — Here is a question that you may have been thinking about: How do the different candidates' tax... plans affect Greg Mankiw's incentive to work? Okay, you probably haven't been thinking about this. But I have, because, after all, I am Greg Mankiw. And if ... (more) My Personal Work Incentives
Obama to Plumber: My Plan Will 'Spread the Wealth Around' - FOXNews.com Elections
elections.foxnews.com — Barack Obama told a tax-burdened plumber over the weekend that his economic philosophy is to "spread the... wealth around" -- a comment that may only draw fire from riled-up John McCain supporters who have taken to calling Obama a "socialist" at the ... (more) Obama to Plumber: My Plan Will 'Spread the Wealth ...
 Winning the Media Campaign | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
Winning the Media Campaign | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
journalism.org — How the Press Reported the 2008 General Election The media coverage of the race for president has... not so much cast Barack Obama in a favorable light as it has portrayed John McCain in a substantially negative one, according to a new study of the media ... (more) Winning the Media Campaign | Project for Excellence in ...
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Polls vs. Prediction Markets
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