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How Popular Is Election Betting?

How Popular Is Election Betting?

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish


How Popular Is Election Betting?

FromThe Assignment with Audie Cornish

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

What can we learn about the future of our elections from political prediction markets? Audie calls up Thomas Gurca, Director of Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM), an online futures market that includes political betting. He explains what makes prediction markets different from traditional gambling and how IEM continues to predict presidential elections with better accuracy than the polls. 
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Released:
Jun 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Fiery Twitter threads and endless news notifications never capture the full story. Each week on The Assignment, host Audie Cornish pulls listeners out of their digital echo chambers to hear from the people who live the headlines. From the sex work economy to the battle over what’s taught in classrooms, no topic is off the table. Listen to The Assignment every Thursday.