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Part 1 - Your valuation for an item
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At different points throughout the experiment, we will ask you the value you have for an item or the amount you are willing to pay to be informed about certain events.


We have designed the experiment so that is always in your best interest to report your value or willingness to pay truthfully.


Please see an example on the next page to see how the elicitation will work.




Part 1 - Your valuation for an item
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Suppose that a miner has an item that is worth 7 ECU to you.


The miner will randomly pick a price between 0 and 10 ECU, and write it down on a piece of paper.


Now you will select a price yourself, and if your price is higher than or equal to the miner's price, then you will get the item and pay the price the miner wrote down.


However, if the price you selected is lower than the miner's price, you will not get the item.









Part 1 - Your valuation for an item
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Now the miner wrote down his price. It is time for you to decide on your price for the item, which number would you pick? Remember that you think the item is worth 7 ECU to you.


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Recall that the item is worth 7 ECU to you.

If you pick a smaller number, let's say 4 ECU, and the miner wrote down a price of 5 ECU. Then you will not get the item, even though you would be better off by getting it (7 > 5).


If you pick a larger number, that's say 9 ECU, and the miner wrote down a price of 8 ECU. Then you will get the item, but you are worse off because the price you pay is higher than the item's worth (8 > 7).


Therefore, the best strategy is to give the miner the maximum price you are willing to pay, which is also your valuation for the item, 7 ECU.




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