
Eric Zitzewitz
Eric Zitzewitz is a professor of economics at Dartmouth College, known for his research on prediction markets and their ability to forecast outcomes in various domains. He has contributed to the understanding of the limitations and dynamics of these markets, particularly in opaque situations like papal conclaves, where traditional data and analysis are scarce.
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Eric Zitzewitz is a co-author of the 2008 paper and a professor at Dartmouth.
Economists have long pushed for prediction markets. The reality is not what they’d hoped forCNN·
United States· 2026-06-21
Eric Zitzewitz is a professor of economics at Dartmouth who has studied prediction markets.
crecen sospechas de uso de información privilegiada en mercados de predicciónEl Tiempo·
Colombia· 2026-03-05
Eric Zitzewitz is a professor of economics at Dartmouth College who commented on the papal conclave markets.
Why prediction markets failed to see the American pope comingCNN·
United States· 2025-05-10














