Odaily Planet Daily reports that Federal Reserve researchers have published a new paper highly praising the role of prediction markets in economic analysis, specifically highlighting the performance of the prediction platform Kalshi.
The report states that Kalshi’s forecasts for the federal funds rate and the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) outperform traditional federal funds futures and professional economists’ predictions in terms of statistical accuracy, and can provide continuous updated full probability distributions rather than traditional discrete point forecasts.
The study also finds that prediction markets offer unique market-based distribution data for variables such as GDP growth, core inflation, unemployment rate, and non-farm employment, which previously lacked comparable market pricing tools. Since 2022, Kalshi’s predictions for Federal Reserve rate meeting outcomes have been perfectly aligned with actual results.
The report notes that a major advantage of prediction markets is the participation of retail investors, setting them apart from traditional financial markets dominated by institutions, thereby offering unique value in information aggregation and real-time reflection of market expectations.
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