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Argentina, 2006 - 2017
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ARG_2006-2017_ES-P_v01_M
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Data file: Argentina_2006_2010_2017

Cases: 3108
Variables: 527

Variables

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
panelid
ID that is the same across the waves for panel firms
year
Year of survey
panel
Panel: Firm interviewed in these years
eligibility2017
Eligibility of 2010 firm in 2017
eligibility2010
Eligibility of 2006 firm in 2010
a4a
Industry Sampling Sector
a6a
Sampling Size
a2
Sampling Region
a3b
Official Capital City?
a4b
Industry Screener Sector
a0
Questionnaire
a3a
Region Of The Establishment
a6b
Screener Size
a14d
Day
a14m
Month
a14y
Year
a14h
Hour
a14min
Minutes
a1
Country Code
a1a
Language Of The Interview
a7
Establishment Is Part Of A Large Firm
a11
If Hq, Financial Statements Independent Of The Rest Of Establishment
a9
Establishment'S Financial Statements Prepared Separately From Hq Statements
b1
Legal Status Of The Firm
b1x
Other (Specify)
b3
What Percentage Of This Firm Does The Largest Owner(S) Own?
b2a
% Owned By Private Domestic Individuals, Companies Or Organizations
b2b
% Owned By Private Foreign Individuals, Companies Or Organizations
b2c
% Owned By Government/State
b2d
% Owned By Other
b4
Amongst The Owners Of The Firm, Are There Any Females?
b5
Year Establishment Began Operations
b6
Number Of Full-Time Employees Of The Establishment When It Started Operations
b6a
Was Establishment Formally Registered When It Began Operations?
b6b
In What Year Was This Establishment Formally Registered?
b7
How Many Years Of Experience Working In This Sector Does The Top Manager Have?
b8
Does Establishment Have An Internationally-Recognized Quality Certification?
c3
Application To Obtain An Electrical Connection Submitted Over The Last 2 Years
c4
How Many Days Did It Take For You To Receive An Electrical Connection Service?
c5
Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested For An Electrical Connection?
c6
Over Last FY, Did This Establishment Experience Power Outages?
c7
Number Of Power Outages Experienced In A Typical Month In Last Fiscal Year
c8a
Average Duration Of Power Outages {Hours; Minutes}
c8b
How Long Did These Power Outages Last On Average?
c9a
In Last FY, Losses As % Of Annual Sales Due To Power Outages
c9b
In Last FY, Value Of Losses Due To Power Outages
c10
Generator Shared Or Owned Over The Course Of Last Fiscal Year?
c11
% Electricity From Generator Owned/Shared By The Establishment In Last Fiscal Yr
c12
Application To Obtain A Water Connection Submitted Over The Last 2 Years
c13
How Many Days Did It Take For You To Obtain A Water Connection?
c14
When You Applied For A Water Connection, Was An Informal Gift/Payment Requested?
c15
Did You Experience Insufficient Water Supply For Production In Last Fiscal Yr?
c16
Frequency Of Incidents Of Water Shortages In A Typical Month In Last Fiscal Yr
c17
Average Length Of Water Shortages (Affecting Production) In Last Fiscal Year
c22a
Do You Currently Communicate With Clients And Suppliers By E-Mail?
c22b
Establishment Has Its Own Website
c30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Electricity To Operations Of This Establishment?
c30b
How Much Of An Obstacle: Telecommunications To Operations Of This Establishment?
d1a1x
Main Product/Service (By The Largest % Of Annual Sales) In Last Fiscal Year
d1a2
Main Product/Service ISIC (Rev. 3.1) Code
d1a3
Main Product/Service: Percent Of Total Annual Sales
d2
In Last Fiscal Year, What Were This Establishment'S Total Annual Sales?
n3
What Were The Establishment Sales 3 Years Ago
d3a
% Of Sales: National Sales
d3b
% O Sales: Indirect Exports
d3c
% Of Sales: Direct Exports
d4
In Last FY, Avg. Num. Of Days For Exported Goods To Clear Customs?
d6
In Last FY, Export Losses Due To Theft As % Of Value Of Products
d7
In Last FY, Export Losses Due To Breakage Or Spoilage As % Of Value Of Products
d8
In What Year Did This Establishment First Export Directly Or Indirectly?
d10
In Last FY, % Of Value Of Products Lost In Transit Due To Theft
d11
In Last FY, % Of Value Of Products Lost In Transit Due To Breakage Or Spoilage?
d12a
% Of Material Inputs And Supplies Of Domestic Origin In Last Fiscal Year
d12b
% Of Material Inputs And Supplies Of Foreign Origin In Last Fiscal Year
d13
Were Any Of These Material Inputs And Supplies Imported Directly?
d14
Avg. Num. Of Days For Imported Goods To Clear Customs In Last Fiscal Year
d30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Transport?
d30b
How Much Of An Obstacle: Customs And Trade Regulations?
e1
In Last FY, Main Market For Establishment'S Main Product
e6
Do You Use Technology Licensed From A Foreign-Owned Company?
e11
Does This Establishment Compete Against Unregistered Or Informal Firms?
e30
How Much Of An Obstacle: Practices Of Competitors In Informal Sector?
h1
New Products/Services Introduced Over Last 3 Yrs
h5
During Last 3 Yrs, Establishment Introduced New/Significantly Improved Process
h8
During Last Fiscal Year, Establishment Spent On R&D (Excl Market Research)?
h9
How Much Spent On R&D, Either In-House Or External?
f1
In Last FY, What Was The Capacity Utilization (%) Of This Establishment?
f2
Number Of Hours Per Week Operated By The Establishment In Last Fiscal Year
g6a
Percentage Of The Building Occupied: Owned By This Establishment
g6b
Percentage Of The Building Occupied: Leased Or Rented By This Establishment
g1a
Percentage Of The Land Occupied: Owned By This Establishment
g1b
Percentage Of The Land Occupied: Rented Or Leased By This Establishment
g2
Applic. To Obtain A Construction-Related Permit Submitted Over The Last 2 Years
g3
How Many Days Did It Take For You To Obtain A Construction-Related Permit?
g4
Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested For A Construction-Related Permit
g5a
What Is The Total Selling Area In This Establishment?
g5b
The Area Is Measured In:
g5bx
Specify Other Units (If Not Included Above) The Area Is Measured In
g30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Access To Land?
i1
In Last FY, Did This Establishment Pay For Security?
i2a
Percentage Of Total Annual Sales Paid For Security In Last Fiscal Year
i2b
In Last Fiscal Year, What Is The Total Annual Cost Of Security?
i3
Losses Due To Theft, Robbery, Vandalism Or Arson Experienced In Last Fiscal Year
i4a
Losses Due To Theft, Robbery, Vandalism Or Arson In Last Fiscal Yr (% Of Sales)
i4b
Value Of Losses Due To Theft, Robbery, Vandalism Or Arson In Last Fiscal Yr
i30
How Much Of An Obstacle: Crime, Theft And Disorder?
k1c
In Last FY, % Of Material Inputs Or Services Paid For After Delivery
k2c
In Last FY, % Of Total Annual Sales Paid For After Delivery
k3a
% Of Working Capital Financed From Internal Funds/Retained Earnings
k3bc
% Of Working Capital Borrowed From Banks
k3e
% Of Working Capital Borrowed From Non-Bank Financial Institutions
k3f
% Of Working Capital Purchased On Credit/Advances From Suppliers /Customers
k3hd
% Of Working Capital Financed By Other (Money Lenders, Friends, Relatives, Etc)
k4
Did This Establishment Purchase Any Fixed Assets In Last Fiscal Yr?
n5a
Total Annual Expenditure For Purchases Of Equipment In Last Fiscal Yr
n5b
Total Annual Expenditure For Purchases Of Land And Buildings In Last Fiscal Yr
k5a
Last FY, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Internal Funds/Retained Earnings
k5bc
Last FY, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Bank Borrowing
k5i
Last FY, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Owners' Contributions Or Issued New Equity
k5e
Last FY, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Non-Bank Financial Institutions
k5f
Last FY, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Credit From Suppliers/Advances From Customers
k5hdj
Last FY, % Fixed Assets Funded By: Other (Money Lenders\Friends\Relatives\Etc)
k4b
Purchase Any New/Used Fixed Assets?
k6
Does This Establishment Have A Checking And\Or Saving Account?
k7
At This Time, Does This Establishment Have An Overdraft Facility?
k8
Establishment Has A Line Of Credit Or Loan From A Financial Institution?
k9
Type Of Financial Institution That Granted The Line Of Credit Or Loan
k10
Year When The Most Recent Loan/Line Of Credit Approved
k11
For The Most Recent Loan, What Was The Value At The Time Of Approval?
k13
Financing Required For The Most Recent Line Of Credit Or Loan
k14a
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Land, Buildings
k14b
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Equipment
k14c
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Accounts
k14d
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Personal Assets
k14e
Type Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Loan? Other
k16
In Last Fiscal Yr, Did Establishment Apply For New Loans/Lines Of Credit?
k17
Main Reason For Not Applying For New Loans Or New Lines Of Credit
k21
Financial Statements Checked & Certified By External Auditor In Last Fiscal Yr?
k30
How Much Of An Obstacle: Access To Finance
h7a
The Court System Is Fair, Impartial And Uncorrupted
j2
What % Of Senior Management Time Was Spent In Dealing With Govt Regulations?
j3
Over The Last 12 Months, Was This Establishment Inspected By Tax Officials?
j4
Frequency Of Inspections/Requirement For Meeting By Tax Officials
j5
In Any Of These Inspections Was A Gift/Informal Payment Requested ?
j6
% Of Contract Value Avg. Firm Pays In Informal Gifts To Govt To Secure Contract?
j7a
Percent Of Total Annual Sales Paid In Informal Payments
j7b
Total Annual Informal Payment
j10
Application To Obtain An Import License Submitted Over The Last 2 Years?
j11
How Many Days Did It Take To Obtain Your Import License?
j12
When You Applied For An Import License, Was An Informal Gift/Payment Requested?
j13
Application To Obtain An Operating License Submitted Over Last 2 Years?
j14
How Many Days Did It Take To Obtain Your Operating License?
j15
When You Applied For Operating License Was An Informal Gift/Payment Requested?
j30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Tax Rates
j30b
How Much Of An Obstacle: Tax Administrations
j30c
How Much Of An Obstacle: Business Licensing And Permits
j30e
How Much Of An Obstacle: Political Instability
j30f
How Much Of An Obstacle: Corruption
h30
How Much Of An Obstacle: Courts
l1
Num. Permanent, Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Year
l2
Num. Permanent, Full-Time Employees At End Of 3 Fiscal Years Ago
l3a
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Production Workers
l3b
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Non-Production Workers
l4b
Num. Of Permanent, Full-Time Unskilled Production Workers, Last FY
l5a
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Female Production Workers
l5b
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Female Non-Production Workers
l5
Num. Full-Time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Female
l6
Num. Full-Time Temporary Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr
l8
Avg. Length Of Employment Of All Full-Time Temporary Employees In Last Fiscal Yr
l10
Formal Training Programs For Permanent, Full-Time Employees In Last Fiscal Yr
l11a
% Permanent Full-Time Production Employees Received Formal Training In Last FY
l11b
% Permanent Fulltime Nonproduction Employees Received Formal Training In Last FY
l30a
How Much Of An Obstacle: Labor Regulations?
l30b
How Much Of An Obstacle: Inadequately Educated Workforce?
m1a
Biggest Obstacle Affecting The Operation Of This Establishment
n2a
Total Labor Cost (Incl. Wages, Salaries, Bonuses, Etc) In Last Fiscal Year
n2e
Cost Of Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods Used In Prod. In Last Fiscal Year
n2b
Total Annual Costs Of Electricity In Last Fiscal Year
n6a
Net Book Value Of Machinery Vehicles, And Equipment In Last Fiscal Year
n7a
Cost For Establishment To Re-Purchase All Of Its Machinery
a15d
Day
a15m
Month
a15y
Year
a15h
Hour
a15min
Minutes
a17
Responses To The Questions About Figures Area's
a18
This Questionnaire Was Completed In:
a19h
If Option 2 Or 3 In A.18, Estimate Duration Of The Whole Interview: Hours
a19m
If Option 2 Or 3 In A.18, Estimate Duration Of The Whole Interview: Minutes
wstrict
Weight according to strict eligibility
wmedian
Weight according to median eligibility
wweak
Weight according to weak eligibility
strata
see notes
a3
Size Of Locality
a7a
Number Of Establishments In The Firm
b7a
Is The Top Manager Female?
ASCe13
Compete Against Registered Firms Selling Goods Or Services Without Records?
ASCe14
Compete Against Registered Firms Hiring Workers Without Formal Contracts?
h2
New Products/Services Also New For Thr Establishment'S Main Market
g6c
Percentage Of The Building Occupied: Other
g1c
Percentage Of The Land Occupied: Other
k15a
Value Of Collateral Required For The Most Recent Credit/Loan
j6a
Government Contract Secured (Or Attempted) In The Last 12 Months?
l9b
% Of Full Time Workers Completed High School
n2i
Total Annual Cost Of Finished Goods/Materials Bought To Resell In Last Fiscal Yr
a13
Supervisor Number
a12
Interviewer Number
ASCn3
The Price Charged For Main Good Or Service Change?
ASCk13
What Was The Maturity (In Months) Agreed At The Time Of Approval?
ASCn8
Total Cost Of Sales Of This Establishment Increase, Decrease, Or Stay The Same?
a16
Perception Of The Questions Regarding Opinions And Perceptions
a5
Sector Match Between Screener Information And Sample Frame
a8
Type Of Establishment
a10
Establishment's Financial Statements Separate from Other Establishments
c18
% Of Water Supply (Used In Production) From Public Sources In Last Fiscal Year
c19
Application To Obtain A Telephone Connection Submitted Over The Last 2 Years
c20
How Many Days Did It Take For You To Receive A Telephone Connection?
c21
When You Applied For A Tele. Connection Was An Informal/payment Gift Requested?
c23
Does The Firm Have A High-Speed Internet Connection On Its Premises?
c24b
Internet Connection To: make Purchases For This Establishment?
c24c
Internet Connection To: Deliver Services To Your Clients?
c24d
Internet Connectrion To: Do Research/Develop Ideas On New Products & Services?
d16
Avg. days of inventory of most important input kept by establishment
d17
Avg. days of inventory of main sales item kept by establishment
e2
In main market, number of competitors faced by establishment's main product
LACe8b
FY09, how much spent on purchases of licenses to use intellectual property?
g7
Acquired Additional Land Or Buildings To Expand Operations In The Last 3 Years?
g8a
In last 3 yrs, Has This Establishment Been Successful In Acquiring Land ?
k1a
In last FY, % Of Material Inputs Or Services Paid For Before Delivery
k1b
In last FY, % Of Material Inputs Or Services Paid For On Delivery
k2a
In last FY, % Of Total Annual Sales Paid For Before Delivery
k2b
In last FY, % Of Total Annual Sales Paid For on Delivery
l4a
Num. Full-time Employees At End Of Last Fiscal Yr: Skilled Production Workers
LACl20
Last 3 yrs: received any public support for training-related activities?
m1d
Rotation Order
n2f
Total Annual Costs Of Fuel In Last Fiscal Year
n6b
Net Book Value Of Land And Buildings In Last Fiscal Year
n7b
Cost For Establishment To Re-Purchase All Of Its Land And Buildings
a1c
Sample frame level
a3c
Main Business City?
a7b
Is This Establishment The Headquarters Location?
a7c
Does This Headquarters Location Engage In Production Or Sales At This Location?
a20y
Year of the last completed calendar fiscal year
a20m
Month of the last completed calendar fiscal year
a20d
Day of the last completed calendar fiscal year
b4a
% Of The Firm Owned By Females
b8x
Specify The Internationally-Recognized Quality Certifications
d1a1a
Establishment'S Main Product/Service Last Fiscal Yr
d2x
Please Also Write Out The Number
ASCn4
How Much Did This Price Change?
ASCn5
Main Reason For Price Change
ASCn5b
How Much Did The Price Of Supplies Or Material Inputs Change?
d5a
In Clearing Exports Through Customs,Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested?
d15a
In Clearing Imports Through Customs,Informal Gift/Payment Expected Or Requested?
ASCd5
Percentage Of Material Inputs Or Supplies Obtained From Repeated Suppliers?
ASCd6
Percentage Of Inputs Tailored To The Specific Needs Of This Establishment?
ASCd7
Percentage Of Inputs Provided As Mutually Agreed?
ASCd8
Degree Suppliers Prevented From Fulfill. Agr. b/c Of Circumst. Beyond Control?
ASCd9a
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Personal Relationship And Trust?
ASCd9b
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Mutual Interests?
ASCd9d
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Paid, Private Dispute Resolution?
ASCd9e
Degree of Effectiveness of: Assistance Of Government Officials?
ASCd9c
Degree of Effectiveness of: Intervention Of Other Third-Parties?
ASCd9f
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Legal System?
ASCd14
Percentage Of Sales To Repeated Customers?
ASCd15
Percentage Of Sales Tailored To The Specific Needs Of Customers?
ASCd16
Percentage Of This Establishment'S Sales Provided As Mutually Agreed?
ASCd17
Degree Customers Prevented From Fulfill. Agr. b/c Of Circumst. Beyond Control?
ASCd18a
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Personal Relationship And Trust?
ASCd18b
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Mutual Interests?
ASCd18d
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Paid, Private Dispute Resolution?
ASCd18e
Degree of Effectiveness of: Assistance Of Government Officials?
ASCd18c
Degree of Effectiveness of: Intervention Of Other Third-Parties?
ASCd18f
To What Degree Is The Following Is Effective: Legal System?
ASCr1
What Best Describes What Happened When Problem In The Production Process Arose?
ASCr2
How Many Production Performance Indicators Were Monitored At This Establishment?
ASCr7
How Easy To Achieve Its Production Targets?
ASCr8
Who Was Aware Of The Production Targets At This Establishment?
ASCr111
Does this establishment offer performance bonus to managers
ASCr112
If randomly selected, what Were Managers' Performance Bonuses Usually Based On?
ASCr11
What Were Managers' Performance Bonuses Usually Based On?
e2b
Competitors For The Main Product/Service In The Main Market
ASCe12
Which Practices Of Informal Firms Affects This Establishment The Most?
ASCe12x
Other (Specify)
ASCh2
Were These Introduced Because Of Specific Customer Requests Or Direct Demands?
h3x
Describe In Detail The Main New Or Significantly Improved Product Or Service
h4x
Describe How The Main New/Significantly Improved Product Or Service Is Different
h6x
Describe Main New/Significantly Improved Process This Establishment Introduced
h7x
How The Main New/Significantly Improved Process Is Different
ASCh10a
Did This Establishment Spend On: Software Development And Database Activities?
ASCh10b
Did This Establishment Spend On: Intellectual Property Related Activities?
ASCh10c
Did This Establishment Spend On: Design And Other Creative Work?
ASCh10d
Did This Establishment Spend On: Marketing/Branding Of New Products/Services?
ASCh10e
Did This Establishment Spend On: Organizational Development?
ASCn6
Were Any Of These Purchases For New Technology Assoc. w/ New Products/Services?
ASCn7
Percent Spent On Upgrades/Acquisition Assoc. w/ New Products/Services?
k5a1
Fixed Assets - Value Internal Funds Or Retained Earnings
k5bc1
Fixed Assets - Value Borrowed From Banks
k5i1
Fixed Assets - Value Owners' Contribution Or Issued New Equity Shares
Total: 527
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