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By 2028, will there be a visible break in trend line on US GDP, GDP per capita, unemployment, or productivity, which most economists attribute directly to the effects of AI?

Feb 20, 10:31 PMJan 2, 7:59 AM

24.93%chance

455325656

OptionVotes

YES

2659

2610

Will the United States degrade into a 'Hybrid Regime' on the Economist Democracy Index before 2040?

Jun 20, 10:38 AMJan 2, 6:59 AM

38.22%chance

314818

OptionVotes

YES

1271

787

Will the Economist Intelligent Unit stop classifying the United States as a democracy before 2030?

Mar 28, 8:49 PMDec 31, 11:59 PM

16.48%chance

204157

OptionVotes

YES

2251

444

Will the WSJ, NYT, FT, or Economist create a market on Manifold by 2030?

Oct 29, 5:04 AMJan 1, 4:59 AM

19.52%chance

292067

OptionVotes

YES

1836

655

Which Party will the Economist endorse in the next UK General Election?

Apr 1, 11:44 AMJul 30, 10:59 PM

101431

OptionProbability

Other

Labour

No Party

Conservatives

Liberal Democrats

A coalition of some description

Reform UK

Green Party

What will the Economist Democracy Index of Syria be in 2025?

May 25, 6:24 PMDec 31, 11:59 PM

21418

Will Michele Boldrin (Italian economist & professor) partecipate at the next elections in Italy?

Apr 15, 5:50 PMOct 21, 10:59 PM

26.12%chance

13929

OptionVotes

YES

1031

856

What will Russia's democracy index be in 2026, as per the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy report?

Nov 26, 6:26 AMDec 31, 7:59 PM

20.62%chance

5242

OptionProbability

YES

480

278

If Vladimir Putin is not in power in Russia, what will Russia's democracy index be in 2026, as per the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy report?

Nov 27, 7:19 AMDec 31, 7:59 PM

34.53%chance

6165

OptionProbability

YES

334

319

Will any top economist author or coauthor a paper on the journal Seeds of Science?

Aug 6, 7:16 PMJan 1, 4:59 AM

25.84%chance

483

OptionVotes

YES

207

Which country will be the first to go over 5 on the Economist's Democracy index

Mar 29, 10:59 AMDec 6, 4:59 AM

452

OptionProbability

Iran

China

North Korea

Will any of the top 10 countries in The Economist’s 2025 Democracy Index have a directly elected head of government?

Mar 22, 3:18 PMDec 31, 11:59 PM

43.06%chance

215

OptionVotes

YES

115

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By 2028, will there be a visible break in trend line on US GDP, GDP per capita, unemployment, or productivity, which most economists attribute directly to the effects of AI?

Will the United States degrade into a 'Hybrid Regime' on the Economist Democracy Index before 2040?

Will the Economist Intelligent Unit stop classifying the United States as a democracy before 2030?

Will the WSJ, NYT, FT, or Economist create a market on Manifold by 2030?

Which Party will the Economist endorse in the next UK General Election?

What will the Economist Democracy Index of Syria be in 2025?

Will Michele Boldrin (Italian economist & professor) partecipate at the next elections in Italy?

What will Russia's democracy index be in 2026, as per the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy report?

If Vladimir Putin is not in power in Russia, what will Russia's democracy index be in 2026, as per the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy report?

Will any top economist author or coauthor a paper on the journal Seeds of Science?

Which country will be the first to go over 5 on the Economist's Democracy index

Will any of the top 10 countries in The Economist’s 2025 Democracy Index have a directly elected head of government?

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