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“Getting information from a large pool of people can be a good form of forecasting Jonathan Wright said”

Analyzed on 2026-09-17T22:43:07+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-17

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“Getting information from a large pool of people can be a remarkably good form of forecasting,” said Jonathan Wright, an economics professor at Johns Hopkins University who co-wrote the paper.

Extracted from: Kalshi and Polymarket Create New Competition for Professional Economists , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

““Getting information from a large pool of people can be a remarkably good form of forecasting,” said Jonathan Wright, an economics professor at Johns Hopkins University who co-wrote the paper.”

Kalshi and Polymarket Create New Competition for Professional Economists

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Claim ID CLM-A36F4AB0
Slug getting-information-from-a-large-pool-of-people-can-be-a-goo-a36f4ab0
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 214 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Economics Forecasting