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Replication Data for Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica 2017-2019

Jamaica, 2017 - 2019
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JAM_2017_EDBT_v01_M
Producer(s)
Diego Ubfal (World Bank)
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May 11, 2022
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Depositor information
  • Data Access
  • Disclaimer and copyrights
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    JAM_2017_EDBT_v01_M
    Title

    Replication Data for Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica 2017-2019
    Country
    Name Country code
    Jamaica JAM
    Study type

    Enterprise Survey [en/oth]
    Abstract

    We share data, codes and questionnaires for the replication of the paper "Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica." The study conducted two experiments in Jamaica using the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak mechanism and take-it-or-leave-it offers to estimate the demand for training. We found that most entrepreneurs have positive willingness to pay for training, but demand falls sharply as price increases. Offering the chance to pay in installments does not increase demand. Higher prices screen out poorer, less educated entrepreneurs with smaller firms. However, charging a higher price does increase attendance among those who pay. Finally, the paper points to the limitations of using a BDM mechanism in a context of low contract enforcement, and when payments for purchasing an intangible service do not occur immediately.
    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Entrepreneurs
    Firms

    Version

    Version Description
    • v2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.
    Version Date

    943938000

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Around the capital city of Kingston; Western regions of Jamaica, including the second-largest city in Jamaica, Montego Bay

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Diego Ubfal (World Bank) World Bank
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    David McKenzie World Bank co-PI
    Alessandro Maffioli Idb Invest co-PI
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name Role
    Argidius Foundation Funder
    World Bank’s Strategic Research Program Funder
    Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility Funder

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    We selected firms to take part in the BDM elicitation method from the Western regions of Jamaica, which includes the second-largest city in Jamaica, Montego Bay. While we recruited firms for the TIOLI approach, mainly around the capital city of Kingston (72%), with the remainder from Montego Bay and surrounding parishes.
    A variety of communication methods were used to contact entrepreneurs. These included emails to the client database of the organization providing the training; advertisements via social media, newspaper and radio; and messages from other firm support organizations. Entrepreneurs were asked to take a short baseline survey by phone, giving 1,782 eligible entrepreneurs who were then invited to come to demonstration sessions. 457 entrepreneurs came to demonstration sessions and completed the BDM elicitation method (BDM sample), and 374 entrepreneurs came to demonstration sessions and received take-it-or-leave-it offers (TIOLI sample). The dataset includes this final set of 831 observations.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The following instruments were used for data collection, and they are provided for download as related materials:
    Baseline Survey
    Follow-up Survey
    Willingness to Pay Example (for TIOLI and BDM)

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2017/08/01 2017/11/30 Baseline for BDM sample
    2018/02/01 2018/05/10 Baseline for TIOLI sample
    2018/09/15 2019/02/15 Follow-up survey
    Mode of data collection
    • Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]
    Data Collection Notes

    Our main two sources of data are from the phone baseline survey, and administrative data on willingness to pay, payment and training attendance. We also conducted a phone follow-up survey, however, given that response rates are highly correlated with price paid, particularly so for the BDM sample, we only use these follow-up data in the appendix of the paper.

    Depositor information

    Depositor
    Name Affiliation
    Diego Ubfal World Bank

    Data Access

    Confidentiality
    Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required? Confidentiality declaration text
    yes All identifying information has been removed
    Access conditions

    Public use for non-commercial purposes
    Citation requirements

    Maffioli, Alessandro, David McKenzie and Diego Ubfal (2022) "Replication Package for Estimating the Demand for Business Training. Evidence from Jamaica." Forthcoming Economic Development and Cultural Change.

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The use 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 the interpretations or inferences based upon such use.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Diego Ubfal World Bank dubfal@worldbank.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_JAM_2017_EDBT_v01_M_WB
    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Economics Data Group The World Bank Documentation of the study
    Date of Metadata Production

    2022-01-20

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (January 2022)
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