README file for 

Dataset for 'Responsibility and limited liability in decision making for others: an experimental consideration'

General Information:
1. Title of dataset.
Dataset for 'Responsibility and limited liability in decision making for others: an experimental consideration'

2. Date of deposit.

24/04/20

3. PI / Author (or equivalent)

Wolfgang Luhan

4. Project 

Responsibility and limited liability in decision making for others: an experimental consideration

5. Funding information.
Funded by the Ruhr-University Bochum’s "Young Researchers Funds"

6. Data collection information:
i) Date/time period of collection
NA
ii) Geographic location of collection (if applicable)

Bochum, Germany

Sharing & Access (only relevant if sharing data)
7. State licence(s) for use.

CC BY

8. Any restrictions. 
NO

9. Request for Access contact (if applicable).
NA

10. Information on outputs/publications that cite or use the data.
	
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2019.06.009

Data Overview:
11. List data files.
Fullbrunn_Luhan_JOEP2020b


12. Explain any relationships between files.
NA

13. For each file:
i) Description of content
Experimental dataset (subjects table)

Methodological Information:
14. Link to methodology description / or brief description of method.

section 3 here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2019.06.009


15. Describe any quality assurance procedures.
Ethical approval gained, procedures following the international standards for economic experiments. 

16. Any specific information required to interpret/use use the data e.g. specific instrumentation/software information

              storage   display    value
variable name   type    format     label      variable label
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
session         str11   %11s                  z-Tree generated ID
session_id      float   %9.0g                 chronological order of sessions
session_n       float   %9.0g                 number of participants in a session
subject_id      float   %9.0g                 idiosynchratic subject ID
a_first         float   %9.0g      order      aligned first dummy
lim             float   %18.0g     lim_label
                                              limited liability dummy
o315            float   %12.0g     fix_payment
                                              high payment
ret             float   %9.0g                 percentage to DM
xi              float   %9.0g                 inv in IND
xa              float   %9.0g                 inv in ALL
xo              float   %9.0g                 inv in OTH/LIM
x_ib            double  %10.0g                beliefs about what others invested in xi
risk_general    byte    %10.0g                Dolmen et al risk measures
risk_car        byte    %10.0g                Dolmen et al risk measures
risk_financial  byte    %10.0g                Dolmen et al risk measures
risk_career     byte    %10.0g                Dolmen et al risk measures
risk_leisure    byte    %10.0g                Dolmen et al risk measures
risk_health     byte    %10.0g                Dolmen et al risk measures
risk_trust      byte    %10.0g                Dolmen et al risk measures
risk_lottery    float   %9.0g                 Dolmen et al risk measures
female          float   %9.0g                 female dummy
age             byte    %10.0g                age of participant
srs             float   %9.0g                 social responsibility score
studyfield      str81   %81s                  field of study
nationality     str23   %23s                  nationality of participants
mothertongue    str23   %23s                  mothertongue of participants
earnings        float   %9.0g                 final payment