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# META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research — Robin Hanson at George Mason University
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**Proposed:** 2026-03-21
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**Status:** Active
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**Category:** Grants / Academic Research
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**Amount:** $80,007 USDC
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**Duration:** 6 months
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## Summary
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MetaDAO proposal to fund the first rigorous academic research on futarchy governance mechanisms, led by futarchy inventor Dr. Robin Hanson at George Mason University.
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## Scope
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- 500 student participants ($50 each) in controlled decision-making experiments
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- IRB-reviewed experimental protocols
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- Graduate research assistant for full academic year + summer
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- First experimental evidence on information-aggregation efficiency of futarchy governance
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## Budget Breakdown
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- Hanson summer salary: ~$30K
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- Houser co-investigator: ~$6K
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- Graduate research assistant: ~$19K
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- Participant payments: $25K
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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:** $42.16K
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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 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.
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## Proposers
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- m3taversal
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- metanallok
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## Related
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- robin-hanson
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- george-mason-university
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- daniel-houser
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- [[metadao]] |