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Enterprise Survey 2005

Malawi, 2005
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MWI_2005_ES_v01_M_WB
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World Bank
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Sep 29, 2011
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  • Identification
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    MWI_2005_ES_v01_M_WB
    Title

    Enterprise Survey 2005
    Country
    Name Country code
    Malawi MWI
    Study type

    Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
    Series Information

    An Enterprise Survey is a firm-level survey of a representative sample of an economy's private sector. Firm-level surveys have been conducted since 1998 by different units within the World Bank. Since 2005-06, most data collection efforts have been centralized within the Enterprise Analysis Unit. The Enterprise Surveys are conducted across all geographic regions and cover small, medium, and large companies. Data are used to create indicators that benchmark the quality of the business and investment climate across countries.

    The Enterprise Survey database is intended to be useful for both policymakers and researchers. The surveys are to be repeated over time to track changes and benchmark the effects of reforms on firm performance.
    Abstract

    The survey was conducted in Malawi between October and November 2005. Data from 160 establishments were analyzed.

    The Enterprise Surveys are applied to a representative sample of firms in the non-agricultural economy. The sample is consistently defined in all countries and includes the entire manufacturing sector, the services sector, and the transportation and construction sectors. Public utilities, government services, health care, and financial services sectors are not included in the sample. Enterprise Surveys collect a wide array of qualitative and quantitative information through face-to-face interviews with firm managers and owners regarding the business environment in their countries and the productivity of their firms. The topics covered in Enterprise Surveys include the obstacles to doing business, infrastructure, finance, labor, corruption and regulation, law and order, innovation and technology, trade, and firm productivity.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    World Bank
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    World Bank

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The current survey instrument is available:
    Malawi Productivity and Investment Climate Survey.

    The standard Enterprise Survey topics include firm characteristics, gender participation, access to finance, annual sales, costs of inputs/labor, workforce composition, bribery, licensing, infrastructure, trade, crime, competition, capacity utilization, informality, business-government relations, conflict resolution and legal environment, innovation and technology, and performance measures. The questionnaires also assess respondents’ opinions on what are the obstacles to firm growth and performance.

    Note that variables and questions from m1 to m39 are related to Malawi 2005 Employee Survey, which is not described in this metadata file.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2005-10 2005-11

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes Confidentiality of the survey respondents and the sensitive information they provide is necessary to ensure the greatest degree of survey participation, integrity and confidence in the quality of the data. Surveys are usually carried out in cooperation with business organizations and government agencies promoting job creation and economic growth, but confidentiality is never compromised.
    Access conditions

    Firm-level data is available to the public free-of-charge. In order to access the data, users must agree to abide by a strict confidentiality agreement available through Enterprise Analysis Unit website by clicking on "External users register here" at https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Portal
    Citation requirements

    Where necessary please site the source as "Enterprise Analysis Unit - World Bank Group https://www.enterprisesurveys.org"

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Email
    enterprisesurveys@worldbank.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_MWI_2005_ES_v01_M_WB
    Producers
    Name
    Antonina Redko

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01
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