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META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research — Robin Hanson at George Mason University
Proposed: 2026-03-21
Status: Active
Category: Grants / Academic Research
Amount: $80,007 USDC
Duration: 6 months
Summary
MetaDAO proposal to fund the first rigorous academic research on futarchy governance mechanisms, led by futarchy inventor Dr. Robin Hanson at George Mason University.
Scope
- 500 student participants ($50 each) in controlled decision-making experiments
- IRB-reviewed experimental protocols
- Graduate research assistant for full academic year + summer
- First experimental evidence on information-aggregation efficiency of futarchy governance
Budget Breakdown
- Hanson summer salary: ~$30K
- Houser co-investigator: ~$6K
- Graduate research assistant: ~$19K
- Participant payments: $25K
- Total: $80,007 USDC
Disbursement Structure
50/50 split:
- 50% on execution
- 50% on interim report delivery
Market Data (2026-03-21)
- Likelihood: 50%
- Volume: $42.16K
- Pass token: $3.4590 (+0.52%)
- Fail token: $3.3242 (-3.40%)
- Time remaining: ~2 days
Significance
This represents the first academic research proposal to experimentally validate futarchy decision-market governance. The engagement brings academic rigor to a mechanism that has been deployed in production (MetaDAO) but lacks controlled experimental validation.
Proposers
- m3taversal
- metanallok
Related
- robin-hanson
- george-mason-university
- daniel-houser
- metadao