Handbook of sports and lottery markets
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Handbook of sports and lottery markets
（Handbooks in finance / series editor, William T. Ziemba）
North-Holland, c2008
- : hardcover
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Its basic empirical research and investigation of pure theories of investment in the sports and lottery markets make this volume a winner. These markets are simpler to study than traditional financial markets, and their expected values and outcomes are uncomplicated. By means of 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.
Table of Contents
Industry Studies
Utility and Probability Estimation
Favorite-Longshot Bias in the Win Market
Weak Market Efficiency
Semi-Strong Form Efficiency
Prediction Markets
Soccer
Lotteries
by "Nielsen BookData"