Outcome Manipulation in Corporate Prediction Markets∗
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چکیده
This paper presents a framework for applying prediction markets to corporate decision making. The analysis is motivated by the recent surge of interest in markets as information aggregation devices and their potential use within firms. We characterize the amount of outcome manipulation that results in equilibrium and the impact of this manipulation on market prices. (JEL: D71, D82, D83, D84)
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