Using Intrade.com to Teach Campaign Strategies in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

Autor/in	Abramson, Paul R.
Titel	Using Intrade.com to Teach Campaign Strategies in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Quelle	In: PS: Political Science and Politics, 43 (2010) 1, S.139-144 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-0965
DOI	10.1017/S1049096510990707
Schlagwörter	Elections; Internet; Foreign Countries; Political Issues; Political Campaigns; College Students; Competition; Teaching Methods; Ireland (Dublin) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Election; Wahl; Ausland; Politischer Faktor; Collegestudent; Wettkampf; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	During the six weeks before the 2008 elections, I conducted a contest for the 72 students enrolled in my upper-division course Campaigns and Elections. Using contract prices posted by Intrade.com, an electronic gaming market based in Dublin, I asked students to choose among 10 political outcomes. The "contracts" earned by each choice were determined by the Intrade "bid" prices as of September 24, 2008, the day the contest began. The contest helped teach students about campaign strategies, the way electoral rules affect electoral outcomes, provided a reference point to discuss the campaign, and was designed to stimulate interest in the election. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10