Living Standards Measurement Study Panel Data 2001-2004
Subtitle
Entrepreneurship in Post-Conflict Transition: The Role of Informality and Access to Finance
Country
Name
Country code
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BIH
Study type
Living Standards Measurement Study
Abstract
A data set containing the four waves of Bosnia and Herzegovina panel data has been created by World Bank researchers with financing from the World Bank Europe and Central Asia, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management unit. This data set was used in the writing of "Entrepreneurship in Post-Conflict Transition: The Role of Informality and Access to Finance" by Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Leora Klapper, and Georgios A. Panos. Users may download and use this data set.
The data set contains information on the 37,123 individuals who appear in the four waves of the panel data set. Not all individuals appear in all four waves.
The requirement for using the data set is that users must cite the paper and authors as the source of the data set.
The data set and documentation are provided on the understanding that the descriptions given in the documents and the programs files are the only documentation that will be provided.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Household and Individual
Version
Version Description
This is a derivative data set created from four annual surveys done in Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2001 through 2004. The original data for each year are also available for download in the MicroData catalog. The combined data set contains information on the 37,123 individuals who appear in the four waves of the panel data set. Note, however, that not all individuals appear in all four waves.
Version Notes
This data set was used in the writing of "Entrepreneurship in Post-Conflict Transition: The Role of Informality and Access to Finance" by Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Leora Klapper, and Georgios A. Panos.
The sample information from the Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001 through 2004 Living Standards Measurement Surveys should be viewed for additional information.
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
Start
End
2001
2004
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
No new data collection was done for the creation of this data set. It uses data collected in the 2001 to 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina Living Standards Measurement Surveys and provides a data base of individuals in the four panel data sets.
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The questionnaires are those used in the 2001 to 2004 Bosnia and Herzegovina Living Standards Measurement Surveys.
Access policy
Contacts
Name
Affiliation
Email
Leora Klapper
The World Bank
lklapper@worldbank.org
Citation requirements
Users who wish to use this data set must cite the following paper and authors as the source of the merged data set.
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Leora Klapper, and Georgios A. Panos, 2008, "Entrepreneurship in Post-Conflict Transition: The Role of Informality and Access to Finance", World Bank Working Paper.
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.