Bo Cowgill

Bo Cowgill

Google Economics Group

Bo Cowgill joined Google in 2003 after graduating from Stanford. At Google, he has worked on quantitative projects related to Google Analytics, the Google ad auctions and internal prediction markets. He recently released Using Prediction Markets to Track Information Flows: Evidence From Google, an economics paper with Justin Wolfers (Wharton) and Eric Zitzewitz (Dartmouth).

Sessions

4:05pm - 4:50pm Tuesday, 03/04/2008
Prediction Markets and the Flow of Information at Google
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 Location: Marina Ballroom F
Bo Cowgill (Google Economics Group)
For 2.5 years, Google operated the largest experiment with internal corporate prediction markets in existence. Find out what they learned about their markets, their business, and their organization. Read more.
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