Polymarket establishes research institute to fund academic studies on prediction markets

Odaily Planet Daily News: Prediction market platform Polymarket has announced the establishment of the Polymarket Institute, dedicated to funding independent academic research on how prediction markets can replace traditional polling and forecasting models in large-scale scenarios. The institute is fully funded by Polymarket and operates internally within the company. Its Executive Director is Polymarket's Head of Data, Kai Brusch, and its Scientific Director is Brian Jabarian, Assistant Professor of Economics and Technology at Carnegie Mellon University. Research directions include information aggregation, risk management, and intersections with AI, policy, and crypto markets.