Article
Information Markets: Feasibility and Performance
OII DPSN Working Papers
(2008)
Abstract
The performance of prediction markets has been one driving force behind the renewed attention on distributed problem solving. This case reviewed the feasibility and performance of prediction or information markets, discussed some apparently successful applications, considered likely limitations of information markets, and identified important areas for future research.
Keywords
- distributed problem solving networks,
- internet,
- network,
- crowd sourcing,
- problem solving,
- organization,
- prediction markets,
- knowledge,
- collaboration,
- digital networks,
- information sharing
Disciplines
- Artificial Intelligence and Robotics,
- Business Administration, Management, and Operations,
- Communication Technology and New Media,
- Defense and Security Studies,
- Health Policy,
- Health Services Administration,
- Management Information Systems,
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods,
- Organizational Behavior and Theory,
- OS and Networks,
- Other Computer Sciences,
- Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation,
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration,
- Public Health,
- Science and Technology Law,
- Science and Technology Policy,
- Science and Technology Studies,
- Social Policy,
- Systems Architecture and
- Technology and Innovation
Publication Date
November, 2008
Citation Information
David A. Bray, Karen Croxson and William Dutton. "Information Markets: Feasibility and Performance" OII DPSN Working Papers (2008) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dbray/37/