July 2008 - The Betfair Prof
The Betfair Prof: "If crowds are so wise, why do people end up in the longest queue?"
For some reason, people buy popcorn and drinks at the cinema despite massive prices, and people often go for the longest queue at McDonalds. The Betfair Prof, Leighton Vaughan Williams, asks why......
The Betfair Prof: "Should we sack the manager?"
The Betfair Prof, Leighton Vaughan Williams, looks at how to judge the impact of a change of manager and how prediction markets can add to the insight......
The Betfair Prof: "Can we predict elections from politicians' faces? It seems so!"
This week the Betfair Prof, Leighton Vaughan Williams, tells us why it is possible to predict the outcome of the 2008 US Presidential Election from the candidates' faces. Who needs polls and prediction markets when...