Handbook of sports and lottery markets / edited by Donald B. Hausch, William T. Ziemba.
Its basic empirical research and investigation of pure theories of investment in the sports and lotto markets make this volume a winner. With new overviews of scholarship on the industry side of racetrack and other betting markets to betting exchanges and market efficiencies, contributors consider a variety of sports in countries around the world. The result is not only superior information about market forecasting, but macro- and micro-analyses that are relevant to other markets as well. * Major focus on the variety of market efficiencies * Significant coverage of sports from racing to jai alai. * New studies of betting exchanges and internet wagering markets.
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- ISBN: 9780080559957
- ISBN: 0080559956
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 536 pages) : illustrations
- Publisher: Amsterdam ; Elsevier/North-Holland, ©2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Industry Studies -- Utility and Probability Estimation -- Favorite-Longshot Bias in the Win Market -- Weak Market Efficiency -- Semi-Strong Form Efficiency -- Prediction Markets -- Soccer -- Lotteries. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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