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Sites like Intrade focused mostly on elections and the likelihood of other world events, and were generally found to be fairly accurate. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Elections , World Events

Simplified: Intrade focused on elections and world events and were fairly accurate

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2 months ago
On any given day, more than $60 million is at stake on the platforms on political and economic questions — far more than the earlier platforms reached. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Gambling

Simplified: More than $60 million is at stake on platforms on political and economic questions on any given day

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2 months ago
“Getting information from a large pool of people can be a remarkably good form of forecasting,” said Jonathan Wright, an economics professor at Johns Hopkins University who co-wrote the paper. 0.900

👤 Jonathan Wright 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Forecasting

Simplified: Getting information from a large pool of people can be a good form of forecasting Jonathan Wright said

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2 months ago
The first online prediction markets emerged in the early 2000s. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , History

Simplified: First online prediction markets emerged in early 2000s

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2 months ago
Analysts may also avoid publishing earnings forecasts that are out of the norm, which can lead to more embarrassment than sticking with the crowd. 0.850

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Earnings Forecasts

Simplified: Analysts may avoid publishing earnings forecasts that are out of the norm

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2 months ago
Professional analysts may have conflicts of interest, such as their firm’s trading commissions, which might rise in response to rosier forecasts. 0.850

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Conflicts of Interest

Simplified: Professional analysts may have conflicts of interest such as their firm's trading commissions

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2 months ago
Another working paper, by economists at the London Business School and Yale University, found that Polymarket bettors as a whole forecast corporate earnings more accurately than the analysts who are p... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Corporate Earnings , Forecasting

Simplified: Polymarket bettors forecast corporate earnings more accurately than analysts

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2 months ago
“The nice thing about prediction markets is that you have to put your money where your mouth is,” Mr. Jensen said, “and so that highly incentivizes you to state your true beliefs.” 0.900

👤 Mr. Jensen 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Prediction

Simplified: Prediction markets incentivize you to state your true beliefs

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2 months ago
A crowd of anonymous online gamblers placing bets on Kalshi, a prediction site, expected to see 54,000 new jobs. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Jobs , Gambling

Simplified: Anonymous online gamblers expected to see 54000 new jobs

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2 months ago
Economists at top banks and investment firms expected the latest jobs report on Wednesday to show that about 68,000 jobs were added last month. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Jobs

Simplified: Economists expected the latest jobs report to show about 68000 jobs added last month

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2 months ago
The crowd is also pretty good at predicting interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve, and even better than the professionals at predicting the rate of inflation. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Federal Reserve , Inflation

Simplified: The crowd is good at predicting interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and better than professionals at predicting inflation rate

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2 months ago
Congress has determined the Federal Reserve can best achieve its mission of supporting maximum employment and stable prices as an independent agency that makes decisions based on the best available ev... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Government Website 🏷️ Government , Economics

Simplified: Congress determined Federal Reserve can best achieve its mission as independent agency without politics

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2 months ago
Should the Fed change course and give in to political pressure from either side of the political spectrum, then history does not bode well for US inflation. 0.850

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Inflation

Simplified: Should Fed change course give in to political pressure history does not bode well for US inflation

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2 months ago
Researchers have documented evidence from the Nixon tapes that President Richard Nixon pressured then chairman of the Federal Reserve, Arthur Burns, to engage in expansionary monetary policies in the... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Economics , History

Simplified: Researchers have documented evidence from the Nixon tapes that President Richard Nixon pressured then chairman of the Federal Reserve Arthur Burns to...

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2 months ago
Richard Nixon had 160 meetings during his 6 years in office. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Economics , History

Simplified: Richard Nixon had 160 meetings during his 6 years in office

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2 months ago
An increase in political pressure by half as much as the pressure exerted by President Nixon, for six months, raises the US price level more than 8%. 0.950

👤 Thomas Drechsel 📋 Research Paper 🏷️ Economics , Inflation

Simplified: Increase in political pressure by half as much as Nixon's pressure for six months raises US price level more than 8%

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2 months ago
Bill Clinton met only 6 times with Fed officials during his 8-year presidency. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Economics , History

Simplified: Bill Clinton met only 6 times with Fed officials during his 8-year presidency

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2 months ago
The president might also instruct cabinet members, or members of Congress, to talk to Fed officials and persuade them to change policy. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Economics

Simplified: The president might also instruct cabinet members or members of Congress to talk to Fed officials and persuade them to change policy

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2 months ago
Fed chairs William McChesney Martin and Alan Greenspan were both in office as long as 19 years. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Politics , History

Simplified: Fed chairs William McChesney Martin and Alan Greenspan were both in office as long as 19 years

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2 months ago
The chair and vice chair are appointed for 4-year terms, which can be renewed multiple times. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Politics

Simplified: The chair and vice chair are appointed for 4-year terms which can be renewed multiple times

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2 months ago