January 9, 2008

At the Intersection of Prediction Markets and Basketball Tournaments

Economics, Networks, Professional sports / By

Michael Giberson The NCAA basketball season is well underway, and soon enough March Madness will be here. Do you have your brackets worked out yet? Last year while working out a few thoughts on arbitrage opportunities in basketball tournament prediction markets at Inkling, it occurred to me that the Inkling pricing mechanism was just a …

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Arizona Utility Proposes to Ramp Up Peak Rates

7 Comments / Electricity, Energy markets, Environmental policy / By

Michael Giberson The Salt River Project, a central Arizona public power utility serving almost a million consumers, already charges it’s customers higher rates in the summer, but they are proposing to increase their summer rates even more. The Arizona Republic reports: Salt River Project wants to prompt more people to conserve during the hottest hours …

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