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# META-036: Fund Futarchy Applications Research
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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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**Institution:** George Mason University
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**Principal Investigator:** Dr. Robin Hanson (futarchy inventor)
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**Co-Investigator:** Dr. Daniel Houser
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## Scope
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First rigorous experimental validation of futarchy decision-market governance mechanisms:
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- 500 student participants ($50 compensation each)
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- IRB-reviewed experimental protocols
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- Graduate research assistant (full academic year + summer)
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- Controlled decision-making experiments measuring information-aggregation efficiency
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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
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## Disbursement Structure
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50/50 split:
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1. 50% on execution
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2. 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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First academic research engagement to experimentally validate futarchy mechanisms that MetaDAO has already deployed in production. Represents MetaDAO's commitment to rigorous validation even while iterating rapidly on implementation.
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## Proposers
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- m3taversal
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- metanallok |