Business Registration in Malawi Experimental Data and Replication Files 2011-2015

Malawi, 2011 - 2015

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MWI_2011_BRIEL_v01_M

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Data file: Baseline_Malawi_clean_September_2018_BS

Baseline data

Cases:	3002
Variables:	1367

Variables

va_input_monthly5

va_input_monthly

input_val_1

input_value

affected_fuel

num_technical_worker

Number of technical workers

got_support

1= got support

confidence_gov

1= has confidence in the government

time_to_nearestbank

Time to nearest bank (minutes)

f_crossovers

m_crossovers

business_activity

Business activity

total_workers_3

lnRevenue_lastmonth

Logarithm of Revenue last month (MWK)

lnProfit_lastmonth

Logarithm of Profit last month (MWK)

lncapital

Logarithm of capital (MWK)

s1q1

1. Are you still operating the business that you had when we first interviewed

business_operates

business is in operation

donot_save

Don't save

registered

Business is registered

BRC_any_purpose

satisfied_withwork

1= Is satisfied with his/her work

registration

Treatment status: 1= Treated, 0=Control group

BR_training

BR treatment, owner treated for business registration

BR_only

BR treatment, owner treated for only business registration

BR_TPIN

BR + TPIN treatment, owner treated for only business registration + taxes regist

hr_for_business

Currently,how many hours/week do you spend on activities related to this busines

hr_for_children

Out of the hrs per wk how many hrs at the same time are you taking care of child

loan_owed

Amount of loan still owed

recent_loan

Amount of recent loan

account_mfi

Have access to money deposited in an account with a microfinance institution

account_rotatingSCA

Have access to money deposited in an account in a rotating accumulating savings

account_SCC

Have access to money deposited in an account in a saving & credit cooperative

account_mobilebank

Have access to money deposited in mobile banking account(Airtel money, formerly

account_business

Have access to money deposited in bank account in the name of the business

checking_account

Have access to money deposited in checking/current bank account(NOT in the name

saving_account

Have access to money deposited in savings bank account(NOT in the name of busine

loan_account

Have access to money deposited in loan account(NOT in the name of business

traininginterest

If it is offered, would be interested in participating in short training on sepa

va_input_all

current cost of all inputs in storage or somewhere else

Profit_lastmonth

Profit last month (MWK)

Revenue_lastmonth

Revenue last month (MWK)

Electricity_cost

What was the approximate amount spent on the following in the past month?

Tax_paid

What was the approximate amount spent on the following in the past month?

hr_for_otheractivity

Approximately how many hours do you devote to this other activity in a typical w

num_past_business

How many other business have you started in the past that you are currently not

Childeren_schooling

In the past 6 months, how much money has your household spent on each of the fol

Social_events

In the past 6 months, how much money has your household spent on each of the fol

Housing_investment

In the past 6 months, how much money has your household spent on each of the fol

strata

group(female sector high_capture benefits_reg)

Revenue_lastmonth99

Revenue last month winsorized at 99th percentile (MWK) at baseline

Profit_lastmonth99

Profit last month winsorized at 99th percentile (MWK) at baseline

usd_Revenue_lastmonth

Revenue last month (U) at baseline

usd_Profit_lastmonth

Profit last month (U) at baseline

usd_Revenue_lastmonth99

Revenue last month winsorized at 99th percentile (U) at baseline

usd_Profit_lastmonth99

Profit last month winsorized at 99th percentile (U) at baseline

Revenue_lastweek

Revenue last week (MWK) at baseline

usd_Revenue_lastweek

Revenue last week (U) at baseline

Profit_lastweek

Profit last week (MWK) at baseline

usd_Profit_lastweek

Profit last week (U) at baseline

Revenue_lastweek99

Revenue last week winsorized at 99th percentile (MWK) at baseline

Profit_lastweek99

Profit last week winsorized at 99th percentile (MWK) at baseline

usd_Revenue_lastweek99

Revenue last week winsorized at 99th percentile (U) at baseline

usd_Profit_lastweek99

Profit last week winsorized at 99th percentile (U) at baseline

missBSRevenue_lastweek

1= Revenue last week (MWK) var is missing in baseline

missBSRevenue_lastweek99

1= Revenue last week winsorized (MWK) var is missing in baseline

missBSRevenue_lastmonth

1= Revenue last month (MWK) var is missing in baseline

missBSRevenue_lastmonth99

1= Revenue last month winsorized (MWK) var is missing in baseline

missBSProfit_lastweek

1= Profit last week (MWK) var is missing in baseline

missBSProfit_lastweek99

1= Profit last week winsorized (MWK) var is missing in baseline

missBSProfit_lastmonth

1= Profit last month (MWK) var is missing in baseline

missBSProfit_lastmonth99

1= Profit last month winsorized (MWK) var is missing in baseline

banksonly_bus_account

1= Has bank account in name of business at baseline

missBSbanksonly_bus_account

1= banksonly_bus_account var is missing in baseline

any_account

1= Has an account at baseline

banks_any_account

1= Has a bank account at baseline

missBSbanks_any_account

1= banks_any_account var is missing in baseline

banks_saving

1= Saves at bank at baseline

missBSbanks_saving

1= banks_saving var is missing in baseline

rosca_sacco

1= saves at ROSCA-SACCO at baseline

missBSrosca_sacco

1= rosca sacco var is missing in baseline

save_home

1= saves at homeat baseline

missBSsave_home

1= save at home var is missing in baseline

account_used_only_business

1= Uses any account just for business purposes at baseline

missBSaccount_used_only_business

1= account_used_only_business var is missing in baseline

saved_amount

Saved amount (MWK)at baseline

usd_saved_amount

Amount saved (US$) at baseline

saved_amount99

Saved amount winsorized at 99th percentile (MWK) at baseline

usd_saved_amount99

Amount saved winsorized at 99th percentile (US$) at baseline

missBSusd_saved_amount

1= saved_amount_bank (U) var is missing in baseline

saved_amount_bank

Saved amount at bank (MWK) at baseline

usd_saved_amount_bank

Saved amount at bank (US$) at baseline

missBSsaved_amount_bank

1= saved_amount_bank var is missing in baseline

borrowed_in_past

1=Borrowed in the past at baseline

debt_outst_includezero

Debt outstanding (MWK)

usd_debt_outst_include

Debt outstanding (U)

assets

Assets (MWK): Fixed Assets + Inventories + Cash at baseline

usd_assets

Assets (US$): Fixed Assets + Inventories + Cash at baseline

usd_capital

Capital (US$): Fixed Assets at baseline

has_BRC

1= Has BRC at baseline

missBShas_BRC

1= has BRC var is missing in baseline

has_TPIN

1= Has TPIN at baseline

missBShas_TPIN

1= has TPIN var is missing in baseline

has_city_council

1= Has city council license at baseline

missBShas_city_council

1= has city council var is missing in baseline

ihst_Profit_lastmonth

Profit last month inverse hyperbolic sine transformation (MWK)at baseline

ihst_Revenue_lastmonth

Revenue last month inverse hyperbolic sine transformation (MWK) at baseline

missBSihst_Revenue_lastmonth

1= ihst_Revenue_lastmonth var is missing in baseline

missBSihst_Profit_lastmonth

1= ihst_Profit_lastmonth var is missing in baseline

amount_recentloan

Amount of a recent loan (MWK) at baseline

usd_amount_recentloan

Amount of a recent loan (US$) at baseline

missBSamount_recentloan

1= amount_recentloan var is missing in baseline

missBScapital

1= capital var is missing in baseline

high_capture

Agree with Whenever I have money on hand, spouse, other family members and frien

missBSmix_bus_hh

1= mix bus hh var is missing in baseline

missBSfinancial_records

1= financial_records var is missing in baseline

confiscation

1= Has received threats to confiscation at baseline

missBSconfiscation

1= confiscation var is missing in baseline

num_customers

Number of customersat baseline

tender

1=Participates in Gov't tenders at baseline

missBStender

1= tender var is missing in baseline

advert

1= Business advertises at baseline

propmaleworkers

Proportion of male workers at baseline

missBSpropmaleworkers

1= propmaleworkers var is missing in baseline

missBSinspected_municipality

1= var is missing in baseline

missBSAsked_for_bribe

1= var is missing in baseline

threats_to_shutdown

1= Has received threats to shutdown at baseline

missBSthreats_to_shutdown

1= var is missing in baseline

sexually_harassed

1= Has been sexually harassed at baseline

missBSsexually_harassed

1= sexually_harassed var is missing in baseline

other_harassment

1= Has received other harassment at baseline

missBSother_harassment

1= other_harassment var is missing in baseline

missBSreceipt

1= receipt var is missing in baseline

other_activity

Other business activity at baseline

taxescosts

Taxes costs (MWK)at baseline

missBStaxescosts

1= taxes costs var is missing in baseline

large_size

1= Business is large: the revenues winsorized are larger than the median

loan_can_raise

Amount that business can borrow in 2 weeks (MWK) at baseline

missBSloan_can_raise

1= loan_can_raise var is missing in baseline

usd_loan_can_raise

Amount that business can borrow in 2 weeks (U) at baseline

missBSusd_loan_can_raise

1= usd_loan_can_raise var is missing in baseline

insurance

1= Has insurance for business at baseline

missBSinsurance

1= insurance var is missing in baseline

no_inspected_taxes

1= Hasn't been inspected by tax authorities at baseline

missBSno_inspected_taxes

1= no_inspected_taxes var is missing in baseline

no_inspected_other

1= Hasn't been inspected by other institutions at baseline

missBSno_inspected_other

1= no_inspected_other var is missing in baseline

confident_no_bribe

1= feels confident to say no to bribes

missBSconfident_no_bribe

1= feels confident to say no to bribes is missing in baseline

chamber

1= Belongs to Malawian Chamber of Commerce at baseline

missBSchamber

1= chamber var is missing in baseline

export_license

1= Has export license at baseline

missBSexport_license

1= export license var is missing in baseline

contact_bank

1= Bank has contacted the business at baseline

missBScontact_bank

1= contact_bank var is missing in baseline

changes_location

1= Location of the business has changed at baseline

missBSchanges_location

1= changes location var is missing in baseline

t_courts

1= Trust in courts at baseline

missBSt_courts

1= trust in courts var is missing in baseline

t_police

1= Trust in police at baseline

missBSt_police

1= trust in police var is missing in baseline

t_govern

1= Trust in government at baseline

missBSt_govern

1= trust in govern var is missing in baseline

t_city_council

1= Trust in city council at baseline

missBSt_city_council

1= trust in city council var is missing in baseline

t_tax_aut

1= Trust in tax authorities at baseline

missBSt_tax_aut

1= trust in tax authorities var is missing in baseline

Total: 1367

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