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        <h2>Consent to Participate in Research</h2>
        <div class="study-title">A Study of Price Competition under Uncertainty</div>
        <div class="investigator">Investigator: Cesar Martinelli, Department of Economics</div>
        <div class="investigator">Funding Source: Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science</div>
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            We're inviting you to take part in a research study. We are conducting the study to
            investigate how individuals make pricing decisions in a market with different buyer types and uncertainty about rivals' costs.
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        <div class="section-title">Participation Details</div>
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            <li><strong>Your Role:</strong> As a participant, you will be asked to complete a computerized price-setting task consisting of 30 rounds. You will act as a firm setting prices for fictitious goods. </li>
            <li><strong>Eligibility Criteria:</strong> Participants must be over 18 years of age.</li>
            <li><strong>Time Commitment:</strong> The study will take approximately 60 minutes to complete.</li>
            <li><strong>Number of Participants:</strong> Approximately 15 people will participate.</li>
            <li><strong>Risks:</strong> There are no anticipated risks or discomforts related to participation.</li>
            <li><strong>Benefits:</strong> There are no direct benefits for participating in this study.</li>
            <li><strong>Voluntary Participation:</strong> Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may withdraw from the study at any time without any consequences.</li>
            <li><strong>Future Research:</strong> De-identified data (all identifying information removed) may be shared with other researchers.</li>
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            We will not collect identifying information (such as names, dates of birth, or email addresses) for this research.
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            <strong>Where will my data be stored and how will it be protected?</strong><br>
            The experiment is fully computerized. The software records only anonymous, de-identified data.
            Each participant's decisions are associated with a unique identifier generated by the software.
            We will use oTreeHub to conduct experiments and Heroku to store the data. Please see
            <a href="https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/security-privacy-compliance" target="_blank">
            Heroku's privacy announcements</a> for details. All de-identified data will also be stored in a
            secure, password-protected GMU OneDrive folder accessible only to the research team.
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            <strong>How long will it be kept?</strong><br>
            De-identified data will be retained for a minimum of five years following the completion of the study, after which it will be permanently deleted.
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            <strong>Who can see my data?</strong><br>
            We (the researchers) will have access to de-identified data (no names, birthdate, address, etc.) so we can analyze the data and conduct the study. Agencies that enforce legal and ethical guidelines, such as The Institutional Review Board (IRB) at George Mason University and The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), may also see the data.
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            We may share our findings in publications or presentations. If we do, the results will be aggregate (grouped) data with no individual results.
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            Your compensation includes a $5 arrive-on-time bonus and another $5 bonus upon the completion of the experiment. The remaining amount depends on the points you earn during the experiment, which are converted to cash. Payments are made in private and in cash.
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            Under the U.S. federal tax law you may have individual responsibilities for disclosing the dollar value of the incentive received on this study.
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            If you have questions, concerns, or complaints, or think the research has hurt you, talk to the research team at:
            <a href="mailto:rxiao2@gmu.edu">rxiao2@gmu.edu</a> and
            <a href="mailto:cmarti33@gmu.edu">cmarti33@gmu.edu</a>.
            <br><br>
            This research has been reviewed according to George Mason University procedures governing your participation in this research. You may contact the George Mason University Institutional Review Board office at
            <a href="mailto:irb@gmu.edu">irb@gmu.edu</a>
            if you have questions or comments regarding your rights as a participant in the study.
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        <strong>Consent:</strong> By clicking <strong>'Next'</strong>, you indicate your consent to participate in the study and agree to the procedures outlined above.
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