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# META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research — Robin Hanson at George Mason University
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**Status:** Active (50% likelihood as of 2026-03-21)
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**Amount:** $80,007 USDC
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**Duration:** 6 months
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**Proposed by:** m3taversal
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## Overview
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First academic research proposal to experimentally validate futarchy decision-market governance through controlled laboratory experiments at George Mason University.
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## Research Team
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- **Principal Investigator:** Dr. Robin Hanson (inventor of futarchy)
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- **Co-Investigator:** Dr. Daniel Houser
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- **Graduate Research Assistant:** Full academic year + summer
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## Scope
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- 500 student participants ($50 compensation each)
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- IRB-reviewed experimental protocols
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- Controlled decision-making experiments testing information-aggregation efficiency
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- First rigorous experimental evidence on futarchy governance mechanisms
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## Budget Breakdown
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- Hanson summer salary: ~$30,000
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- Houser co-investigator: ~$6,000
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- Graduate Research Assistant: ~$19,000
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- Participant payments: $25,000
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- **Total:** $80,007 USDC
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## Disbursement Structure
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50/50 split:
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- 50% on execution
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- 50% on interim report delivery
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## Market Data (2026-03-21)
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- **Likelihood:** 50%
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- **Volume:** $42,160
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- **Pass token:** $3.4590 (+0.52%)
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- **Fail token:** $3.3242 (-3.40%)
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- **Time remaining:** ~2 days
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## Significance
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This represents the first instance of a futarchy-governed platform funding academic validation of its own governance mechanism. The research creates a feedback loop where production implementation generates resources for rigorous experimental validation.
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## Links
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- [Proposal on MetaDAO](https://www.metadao.fi/projects/metadao/proposal/Dt6QxTtaPz87oEK4m95ztP36wZCXA9LGLrJf1sDYAwxi)
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- [Announcement Tweet](https://twitter.com/MetaDAOProject/status/[tweet_id]) |