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Do Prediction Markets Produce Well‐Calibrated Probability Forecasts?-super-

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  • Lionel Page & Robert T. Clemen, 2013. "Do Prediction Markets Produce Well‐Calibrated Probability Forecasts?-super-," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 123(568), pages 491-513, May.
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