Macroinsurance for Microenterprises: A Randomized Experiment in Post-Revolution Egypt 2011

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2011 - 2012

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EGY_2011_MMIE_v01_M_v01_A_PUF

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Matthew Groh, David McKenzie, Tara Vishwanath

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Now, you are going to play another game where you draw a ball out of a bag without looking. If the ball you choose is the "right" color, then you win 2 LE. You get to decide which bag to choose from.
Bag One: In Bag One there are 4 white balls and 6 green balls. You must pick a white ball in order to win.
Bag Two: In Bag Two, there are balls - some are white and some are green You decide what color ball wins. Then, you must pick this color ball to win.

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Which bag did he choose?

Value	Category
1	First bag
2	Second bag
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