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Oscar Prediction and Prediction Markets

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Movie Analytics

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Abstract

In this chapter we examine the role of prediction markets in evaluating the probability of a nominated motion picture receiving an Academy award. We illustrate the issue with the best picture award in 2013.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Bentley University Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (SAMM) and Université Toulouse 1 (GREMAQ), Waltham, MA, USA

    Dominique Haughton

  2. Information and Process Management, Bentley University and Cisco Systems, Waltham, MA, USA

    Mark-David McLaughlin

  3. Business, Bentley University and Bryant University, Waltham, MA, USA

    Kevin Mentzer

  4. Business, Bentley University and CTrip, Waltham, MA, USA

    Changan Zhang

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  1. Dominique Haughton
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Haughton, D., McLaughlin, MD., Mentzer, K., Zhang, C. (2015). Oscar Prediction and Prediction Markets. In: Movie Analytics. SpringerBriefs in Statistics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09426-7_5

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