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Led by Dr. Robin Hanson — the economist who invented futarchy — this project will produce the first rigorous experimental evidence on the information-aggregation efficiency of decision-market governance, directly validating or challenging the theoretical basis on which MetaDAO operates. + +A positive market outcome will authorize treasury disbursement and delegate authority to the MetaDAO director to execute a contract with GMU to initiate the engagement. + +How and why this benefits MetaDAO and META token holders + +* Legitimacy + * Results will anchor MetaDAO's governance claims — a differentiator vs. competing platforms + +* Protocol improvement + * Experimental data will identify potential design weaknesses in current Futarchy mechanics, enabling targeted upgrades + +* Ecosystem growth + * Published findings will attract and support institutional adopters and projects evaluating the Futarchy Management tool on Solana + + +### Scope of work + +The research team will design and run controlled experiments with 500 student participants (500@$50 each, $25,000 total) in structured decision-making scenarios. All protocols will undergo Institutional Review Board (IRB) review. Dr. Daniel Houser (experimental economics) will participate as co-investigator. A graduate research assistant will handle programming, recruitment, data collection, and analysis across the full academic year and summer. + +### Budget Allocation + +| Item | Amount (USDC) | +| :---- | ----: | +| Dr. Robin Hanson — 2 months summer salary | \~$30,000 | +| Dr. Daniel Houser — Co-investigator (0.85% AY \+ summer) | \~$6,000 | +| Graduate research assistant — full AY \+ summer | \~$19,007 | +| Participant payments (500 @ $50) | $25,000 | +| Total | $80,007 | + +### Risks and Mitigations + +The primary risk is that experimental results challenge some assumptions underlying futarchy — this is a feature, not a bug. Regardless, MetaDAO benefits from honest/accurate data either way. + +A secondary risk is IRB or recruitment delays; the GRA timeline includes buffer for both. + +We propose funds to be disbursed in two payments (subject to the final grant agreement): 50% on agreement execution, 50% upon delivery of the interim report, giving the DAO a natural checkpoint. + +### Onchain action + +Upon passing the program will authorize a treasury transfer of $80,007 USDC. In the event that George Mason University is unable to accept cryptocurrency payments, the MetaDAO servicing entity is authorized to convert the approved USDC to USD and execute a cash payment to GMU in the full amount of $80,007, with any conversion or transfer fees borne by the MetaDAO treasury. No further governance action required. + +### Supporting Documentation + +[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MBStw8sAwjn7_cdoufQ-ooJjt4_nKY4o?usp=drive_link](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MBStw8sAwjn7_cdoufQ-ooJjt4_nKY4o?usp=drive_link) + +## Raw Data + +- Proposal account: `Dt6QxTtaPz87oEK4m95ztP36wZCXA9LGLrJf1sDYAwxi` +- Proposal number: 2 +- DAO account: `CUPoiqkK4hxyCiJcLC4yE9AtJP1MoV1vFV2vx3jqwWeS` +- Proposer: `tSTp6B6kE9o6ZaTmHm2ZwnJBBtgd3x112tapxFhmBEQ` +- Autocrat version: 0.6