An experimental test of dynamic programming and option-value models
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
An experimental test of dynamic programming and option-value models
Project Number
418
Abstract
The main goal of this project is to measure the proportion of individuals in a population who use certain decision rules.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
06-05-2013
End date
28-05-2013
Researcher
Charles Bellemare (Laval University); Pierre-Carl Michaud (University of Quebec At Montreal (UQAM))
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2026 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/dmkq-p145
Funding Organization
Centerdata,
MESS Project
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label |
|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted |
| tv13a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| tv13a001 | Which decision task was asked on position 1? |
| tv13a002 | Which decision task was asked on position 2? |
| tv13a003 | Which decision task was asked on position 3? |
| tv13a004 | Which decision task was asked on position 4? |
| tv13a005 | Which decision task was asked on position 5? |
| tv13a006 | Which decision task was asked on position 6? |
| tv13a007 | Which decision task was asked on position 7? |
| tv13a008 | Which decision task was asked on position 8? |
| tv13a009 | Which decision task was asked on position 9? |
| tv13a010 | What was the payment of option A in decision task 1? |
| tv13a011 | What was the payment of option A in decision task 2? |
| tv13a012 | What was the payment of option A in decision task 3? |
| tv13a013 | What was the payment of option A in decision task 4? |
| tv13a014 | What was the payment of option A in decision task 5? |
| tv13a015 | What was the payment of option A in decision task 6? |
| tv13a016 | What was the payment of option A in decision task 7? |
| tv13a017 | What was the payment of option A in decision task 8? |
| tv13a018 | What was the payment of option A in decision task 9? |
| tv13a019 | What was the payment of option B in decision task 1? |
| tv13a020 | What was the payment of option B in decision task 2? |
| tv13a021 | What was the payment of option B in decision task 3? |
| tv13a022 | You now have the opportunity to resign or continue participating in the experiment. Do you want to continue? |
| tv13a023 | Are you sure you want to discontinue the experiment? |
| tv13a024 | Practice question: You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €25, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a025 | Practice question: You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a026 | You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €30, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a027 | You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a028 | Outcome of option A in decision task 1 |
| tv13a029 | Outcome of option B in decision task 1 |
| tv13a030 | You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €45, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a031 | You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a032 | Outcome of option A in decision task 2 |
| tv13a033 | Outcome of option B in decision task 2 |
| tv13a034 | You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €60, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a035 | You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a036 | Outcome of option A in decision task 3 |
| tv13a037 | Outcome of option B in decision task 3 |
| tv13a038 | You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €30, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a039 | You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a040 | Outcome of option A in decision task 4 |
| tv13a041 | Outcome of option B in decision task 4 |
| tv13a042 | You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €15, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a043 | You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a044 | Outcome of option A in decision task 5 |
| tv13a045 | Outcome of option B in decision task 5 |
| tv13a046 | You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €60, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a047 | You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a048 | Outcome of option A in decision task 6 |
| tv13a049 | Outcome of option B in decision task 6 |
| tv13a050 | You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €45, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a051 | You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a052 | Outcome of option A in decision task 7 |
| tv13a053 | Outcome of option B in decision task 7 |
| tv13a054 | You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €40, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a055 | You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a056 | Outcome of option A in decision task 8 |
| tv13a057 | Outcome of option B in decision task 8 |
| tv13a058 | You now have to make the decision between leaving this round now and earn €20, or continuing to period 2 and choosing between Option A and Option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a059 | You may now choose between option A and option B. What do you choose? |
| tv13a060 | Outcome of option A in decision task 9 |
| tv13a061 | Outcome of option B in decision task 9 |
| tv13a062 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €100 |
| tv13a063 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €95 |
| tv13a064 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €90 |
| tv13a065 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €85 |
| tv13a066 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €80 |
| tv13a067 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €75 |
| tv13a068 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €70 |
| tv13a069 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €65 |
| tv13a070 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €60 |
| tv13a071 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €55 |
| tv13a072 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €50 |
| tv13a073 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €45 |
| tv13a074 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €40 |
| tv13a075 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €35 |
| tv13a076 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €30 |
| tv13a077 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €25 |
| tv13a078 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €20 |
| tv13a079 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €15 |
| tv13a080 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €10 |
| tv13a081 | For each of the fixed amounts, indicate whether you prefer the lottery (option A) or the fixed amount (Option B): €5 |
| tv13a082 | Was the respondent part of the 10% that was selected for the extra payment? |
| tv13a083 | What was the selected round for the extra payment? |
| tv13a084 | What was the amount that the respondent received as an extra payment? |
| tv13a085 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| tv13a086 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| tv13a087 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| tv13a088 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| tv13a089 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| tv13a090 | Starting date questionnaire |
| tv13a091 | Starting time questionnaire |
| tv13a092 | End date questionnaire |
| tv13a093 | End time questionnaire |
| tv13a094 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 1,616 (100.0%)Non-response: 245 (15.2%)
Response: 1,366 (84.5%)
Complete: 1,172 (72.5%)
Incomplete: 194 (12.0%)
Collection Events
Period
06-05-2013 to 28-05-2013
Sample
Respondents who filled out question cw12e289 from Work and Schooling wave 5 (cw12e) or question cw11d289 from Work and Schooling wave 4 (cw11d) and respondents who filled out the financial literacy questionnaire (ew11a) were selected.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.