Announcing Round 2 Survey Winners

By Louisa Tran

Looking for Round 3 winners? See this post! The results are in! Replication Markets Round 2 finished on October 27, and since then we have been analyzing the results to determine the most accurate forecasters for the Surveys. We have 37 winners! Because the markets will take nearly a year to pay out according to…

Looking ahead to Round 3

By Louisa Tran

No surveys, no markets…it may look like a quiet week at Replication Markets, but there’s  a lot happening behind the scenes at RM HQ. We are preparing 300 new claims from 18 journals, including at least one that “successfully” hit mainstream media. (That’s the only clue we can give you until opening day.)  We continue…

Running out of points?

By Louisa Tran

Here at Replication Markets, we advise our forecasters to “use ’em or lose ’em!” in reference to points on the market. I’ve run out of points! Anonymous Forecaster HOWEVER, the markets are open for another week, so if you’ve already spent most of your points…you may want to free some up.  Not sure how to…

October 17 Newsletter

By Louisa Tran

Round 2 Markets opened on Monday! New this round: you can filter by the claims that you assessed via survey! To see them after you log in, click on “All Claims,” then check the “My Surveys” box. Forecasters started the round with 300 points to spend on trades. Use them or lose them! Points reset at…

Round 2 Markets are open!

By Louisa Tran

How do I start? Log in: https://predict.replicationmarkets.com/main/#!/login Consider viewing one of our intro videos before forecasting: Intro to the Prediction Market Main Page Making a forecast on the Prediction Market  Make a mistake? Revise an estimate on the Prediction Market Run out of points? Reallocate points across claims In this round, we examine a selection…

Announcing Round 1 Survey Winners

By Louisa Tran

The results are in! Replication Markets Round 1 finished on September 29, and since then we have been analyzing the results to determine the most accurate forecasters for the Surveys. We have 78 winners! October 31 update: forecasters listed in red below have not yet claimed their prize! Because the markets will take nearly a…

Ready for Round 2?

By Louisa Tran

Surveys open on October 7, 12:00 UTC Round 2 Surveys feature claims from economics, marketing, political science, and psychology. Registered forecasters who completed their intake surveys by 23:59 UTC on October 3 are eligible to take the surveys and compete for the $3,200 in prizes. On the topic of prizes… Eligible forecasters are assigned a batch of…

Round 1 Markets are open!

By Louisa Tran

How do I start? Log in: https://predict.replicationmarkets.com/main/#!/login Consider viewing one of our intro videos before forecasting: Intro to the Prediction Market Main Page Making a forecast on the Prediction Market In this round, we examine a selection of claims from the following journals, in papers published 2009-2018. American Journal of Political Science Experimental Economics Journal…

Surveys, Markets, and Claims

By Louisa Tran

We have heard from our forecasters, and you have questions!  Where’s the prediction market? Short answer: it will open after the surveys close. Why are we taking surveys? Short answer: to be eligible for prize money paid out monthly! …And for science. Read on to learn more… The RM project is structured in Rounds of…

Round 1 Surveys are open!

By Louisa Tran

Welcome to Round 1! In this round, we examine a selection of claims from the following journals, in papers published 2009-2018. American Journal of Political Science Experimental Economics Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science Journal of Consumer Research Journal of Experimental Political Science Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Journal of Marketing Research Journal of…