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Microenterprise Growth and the Flypaper Effect, Randomized Experiment 2008-2010

Ghana, 2008 - 2010
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GHA_2008_MGFERE_v01_M
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David McKenzie, Marcel Fafchamps, Simon Quinn, Christopher Woodruff
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Data file: ReplicationDataGhanaJDE

Dataset used for the paper Marcel Fafchamps, David McKenzie, Simon Quinn and Chris Woodruff (2013) "Microenterprise Growth and the Flypaper Effect: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ghana" Journal of Development Economics, 106: 211-226.

Cases: 4758
Variables: 472

Variables

gender
Gender
male_male
Male operating in male-dominated industry
female_female
Female operating in female-dominated industry
male_mixed
Male operating in a mixed gender industry
female_mixed
Female operating in a mixed gender industry
highcapture
Baseline capture above median
highcapital
Baseline capital stock above median
groupnum
Randomization Strata
cashtreat
Ever assigned to Cash treatment
equiptreat
Ever assigned to Equipment treatment
earlytreat
Assigned to Early treatment group (after round 2)
assigntreat
Ever assigned to treatment
experimentsample
Sample over which randomization done
sheno
Firm identification number
latetreat
Assigned to Late treatment group (after round 4)
questionnaire_date
Date of survey
agreedtobeinterviewed
Respondent agreed to be interviewed
interviewlocation
Place interview took place
hourslastweek
Hours worked in last week
hoursfulleffort
Hours last week at full effort
daysbusinessclosed
Number of days in month business was closed
daysill
Days closed business due to own illness
inventories
Inventories
cashonhand
Cash on hand in business
useasusu
Use a Susu
dailysusu
Amount deposited daily with susu collector
rawsales
Raw sales in last month
salesthreemonthaverage
Average of last 3 months sales
rawmaterialpurchases
Raw material purchases
totalbusinessexpenses
Total business expenses
rawprofit
Raw monthly profit
inventoryphoto
Photo of inventories was taken
whoelsepresent
Who was present at interview
spousepresent
Spouse present at interview
wave
Survey wave
stillownbusiness
Still own business
changedbusinesslocation
Operating in a new location
changedlineofbusiness
Changed line of business
closedbusiness
Has closed business
attrited
Attrited from this round of survey
hhworkerhours
Number of hours last week of household workers in firm
apprenticehours
Number of hours last week of apprentices
paidemployeehours
Number of hours last week of paidemployees
totalworkerhours
Total hours last week of all workers in firm (except owner)
incomeotherbusiness
Income from other businesses
freegoodsgiven
Value of goods and services given to free to others outside house
newloanbankamount
Amount of new bank loans
newmicrofinanceamount
Amount of new loans from microfinance
newfriendloanamount
Amount of new loans from friends/family
madetransfersout
Made a transfer out of hh in last 3 months
amounttransferout
Amount transfered out of hh in last 3 months
gottransferin
Got a transfer from out of hh in last 3 months
amounttransferin
Amount transferred into hh in last 3 months
atreat
Treatment assignment by round
atreatcash
Cash treatment assignment by round
atreatequip
Equipment treatment assignment by round
wave2
dummy variable for round 2
wave3
dummy variable for round 3
wave4
dummy variable for round 4
wave5
dummy variable for round 5
wave6
dummy variable for round 6
correctedprofits
Nominal profits based on panel corrections
correctedsales
Nominal sales based on panel corrections
finalprofits
Final checked nominal profits (including r6 checks)
finalsales
Final checked nominal sales (including r6 checks)
monthw1
waveonemonth
cpi
Greater Accra CPI
realfinalprofit
Real final profit
location
Location of business
sectchoice_familyexp
a family member had worked in the same industry
sectchoice_friendsexp
friends had worked in the same industry
sectchoice_lowcap
low capital requirements
sectchoice_wageexp
previous experience as a wage worker in this industry
sectchoice_apprentexp
previous experience as an apprentice in this industry
sectchoice_balance
need to balance family obligations and work
sectchoice_profits
high earnings in this industry
sectchoice_steady
provides a steady, reliable income
sectchoice_inspect
fewer government inspections
sectchoice_social
socially acceptable for a [male/female] to work in this industry
sectchoice_other
spend_wo_consult
Can spend £ without consulting spouse
take_from_wallet
Would take £ from spouse's wallet if not home
spouse_support_bus
Spouse supports my business
spouse_give_money
Spouse woutl provide £ if I needed it
plan_tasks
I plan tasks carefully
decide_quickly
I make up my mind quickly
save_reg
I save regularly
optimism1
In uncertain times I usually expect the best
persist1
I can think of many times when I persisted with work when others quit
persist2
I continue to work on hard projects even when others oppose me
polychron1
I like to juggle several activities at the same time
polychron2_r
I would rather complete an entire project every day than complete parts of sever
optimism2_r
If something can go wrong for me, it will
polychron3_r
I believe it is best to complete one task before beginning another
try_sure
I only try things that I am sure of
trust_community
Generally speaking, most people in this community are honest and can be trusted
optimism3
I'm always optimistic about my future
rich_risks
A person can get rich by taking risks
compet_attitude1
important for me to do whatever I'm doing as well as I can
leader1
I would make a good leader of people
improve
improving my past performance
leader2
I would rather direct it myself
compet_attitude2
perform better than others on a task
optimism4_r
I rarely count on good things happening to me
plan
I enjoy planning things
leader3
satisfaction in having influence over others
work_cent
most important thing that happens in life involves work
organised
I am a very organised person
language_int
Language interview conducted in
marital_status
Marital status
married
Married
single
Single
educ_years
Years of schooling from single question
ethnicity
ethnicity
ethnicity2
ethnicity2
religion
religion
language_home
language_home
age
Age of respondent
firmage
Firm age in years (0 = founded in 2008)
business_owner
other_workers
workers_apprent
workers_family
workers_paid
fixed_location
started_by
Who started the business?
startup_spouse
startup_inher
startup_loanFF
startup_loanbank
bankacct
Do you have a bank account?
spend_150ghc
what would you buy with 150 GhC for your business?
tradecredit_receive
Do you purchase inputs on credit?
tradecredit_give
Do you make sales on credit?
susu
Do you use a susu collector?
rosca
Do you belong to a ROSCA?
bank_applied
Have you ever applied for a loan from a bank?
bank_loan
Have you ever been granted a loan from an MFI?
mfi_applied
Have you ever applied for a loan from an MFI?
mfi_loan
FF_loan
Have you ever borrrowed money from faily or friends?
sector_const
sector_food
sector_beauty
sector_manuf
sector_sewing
sector_repair
sector_trade
sector_other
business_taxnumber
Does your business have a tax identification number?
drivers_license
Do you have a valid driver's license?
passport
Do you have a valid passport?
VAT
Is your business registered for VAT?
reg_assembly
Is your business registered with the DISTRICT ASSEMBLY?
reg_registrar
Is your business registered with the REGISTRAR GENERAL?
bus_assoc
Is your business a member of a BUSINESS ASSOCIATION?
rel_hhhead
realationship to hosuehold head
inheritance_3yrs
Some inheritance in last 3 years
sales_neighborhood
% of sales to customers in neighborhood
num_comp_neighborhood
Number of competitors in neighborhood
most_imp_comp_location
Location of most important competitor
most_imp_comp_1km
Most important competitor w/in 1 km
custom_made_perc
% of sales custom made
time_to_replace
Time customers would take to replace respondent
ladder_now
Ladder of life now
ladder_5years
Ladder of life 5 years from now
optimism
Dif ladder 5 years, ladder now
occup_5years
What respondent expects to be doing in 5 years
employees_5years
expected num employees, 5 years time
willingness_to_take_risks
1=unwilling, 10=completely willing
trust_spouse_100
Trust spouse to deliver 100 GhC to relative
trust_spouse_open
Trust spouse to open business
trust_fam_100
Trust sibling, parent to deliver 100 GhC to relative
trust_fam_open
Trust sibling, parent to open business
trust_extfam_100
Trust extended family to deliver 100 GhC to relative
trust_extfam_open
Trust extended family to open business
trust_friend_100
Trust friend to deliver 100 GhC to relative
trust_friend_open
Trust friend to open business
trust_employee_100
Trust employee to deliver 100 GhC to relative
trust_employee_open
Trust employee to open business
spouse_compell
Spouse has compelled to give £ in last 3 months
house_owner
Who owns the house of the respondent?
digitspan
Highest number of digits successfully repeated
SHENO1
V187
firm id number
InventoriesPanelCheck
CashPanelCheck
InventoriesPanelCheckLagged
CashPanelCheckLagged
InventoriesValue
InventoriesCrossSectionCheck
BusinessCash
InventoriesRevised
CashRevised
knowprof_spouse
Spouse would know if had very profitable month
knowprof_parents
Parents would know if had very profitable month
knowprof_children
Children would know if had very profitable month
knowprof_otherhh
Other in HHold would know if had very profitable month
knowprof_extfam
Extended family would know if had very profitable month
knowprof_neighbors
Neighbors would know if had very profitable month
knowprof_neighbus
Neighboring businesses would know if had very profitable month
pressure_share_otherhh
Pressure to share xtra profit with HHold members
pressure_share_nonhh
Pressure to share xtra profit with others
xtraprof_yourself
Would spend xtra profit on self
xtraprof_hhold
Would spend xtra profit on household
xtraprof_banksave
Would save xtra profit in bank
xtraprof_cashsave
Would save xtra profit as cash
xtraprof_busequip
Would spend xtra profit on business assets
xtraprof_family
Would spend xtra profit on family
xtraprof_nonfamily
Would spend xtra profit on others
lottery_giveaway
How much of 100 GhC lottery win would you give away?
share_return
Would share because want others to share with me
share_stature
Would share to improve position in community
share_funeral
Would share so others attend my funeral
share_borrow
Would share so family can borrow in emergencies
round
expend_fooddrink_home_week
household_2a
expend_fooddrink_outside_week
household_2b
expend_housing_month
household_3a
expend_fuellight_month
household_3b
expend_nondurable_month
household_3c
expend_transport_month
household_3d
expend_communication_month
household_3e
expend_recreation_month
household_3f
expend_services_month
household_3g
expend_personal_month
household_3h
expend_contributions_month
household_3i
expend_clothing_3months
household_4a
expend_footwear_3months
household_4b
expend_ceremonies_3months
household_4c
expend_electronic_3months
household_4d
expend_furniture_3months
household_4e
expend_appliances_3months
household_4f
expend_vehicles_3months
household_4g
expend_health_3months
household_4h
expend_education_3months
household_4i
expend_total_week
expend_total_month
expend_total_3months
expend_total
expend_logtotal
HomeOwnership
OwnsLandline
household_6
OwnsMobile
household_7
OwnsSewingMachine
from household_8
OwnsStoveOrCooker
from household_8
OwnsRefrigerator
from household_8
OwnsFreezer
from household_8
OwnsAirConditioner
from household_8
OwnsFan
from household_8
OwnsRadio
from household_8
OwnsCDPlayer
from household_8
OwnsDVDOrVideoPlayer
from household_8
OwnsTV
from household_8
OwnsComputer
from household_8
OwnsMotorcycleOrScooter
from household_8
OwnsBicycle
from household_8
OwnsSatelliteDish
from household_8
OwnsCarVanOrTruck
from household_8
Children_Total
from child roster
Children_Age0to6
from child_age
Children_Age6to11
from child_age
Children_Age12to18
from child_age
Respondent_MaritalStatus
personal_4
Respondent_Position
household_1a
Household_Members
household_1b
Roster_OtherMembers
from household roster
Roster_Age0to6
from roster_3
Roster_Age6to11
from roster_3
Roster_Age12to18
from roster_3
Roster_Wage
from roster_6
Roster_SelfEmp
from roster_3
business_1c
detailedbustype
keepsaccounts
disc1
disc1a
truncdisc
disc2
disc2a
truncdisc2
hyper1
hyper2
Discount1_Original
Discount1_Revised
Discount2_Original
Discount2_Revised
Discount_MedianOriginal
Discount_HyperbolicOriginal
Discount_MedianTrimOriginal
Discount_HyperbolicTrimOriginal
Discount_MedianRevised
Discount_HyperbolicRevised
Discount_MedianTrimRevised
Discount_HyperbolicTrimRevised
LandBuildings_OwnedRaw
LandBuildings_OwnedFixed
LandBuildings_TotalRaw
LandBuildings_TotalFixed
Total: 472
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