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Investment Climate Survey 2004

Bulgaria, 2004
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BGR_2004_ICS_v01_M_WB
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Data file: Bulgaria-2004--full data-

The file contains the cleaned, raw database. Text of questions can be found in "Administrative and regulatory costs and the investment climate in Bulgaria private enterprise survey" in "Questionnaires" folder.

Cases: 548
Variables: 692

Variables

f1_2i
New Investments-Family, friends
f1_2j
New Investments-Informal sources
f1_2k
New Investments-Contributed capital
f1_2l
New Investments-Other
f2_1a
An overdraft facility
f2_1b
Line of credit
f2_2a
An overdraft facility-What % is currently unused
f2_2b
Line of credit-What % is currently unused
f3
The most recent loan or overdraft financing approved
f4
Did the financing require collateral or a deposit
f5_a
Land and buildings
f5_b
Machinery
f5_c
Intangible assets (accounts receivable, inventory)
f5_d
Personal assets of owner-manager
f5_e
Other
f6
Value of collateral required as a % of the loan value
f7
What is the loan's approximate annual cost- rate of interest
f8
What is the duration (term) of the loan?
f9
Total borrowing-% in foreign currency
f10_a
A check-days
f10_b
A domestic currency wire
f10_c
A foreign currency wire
f11
Annual financial statement reviewed by an external auditor
g1
The judicial system will enforce my contractual
g2
What percent of your establishment's sales are pre-paid
g7
%-establishment's disputes over payments-resolved by court action
g8
How many weeks did those court cases take to resolve
h1_a
Security - % of its total sales
h1_b
Protection payments - % of its total sales
h1_c
Insurances - % of its total sales
h2
The losses of theft, robbery - % of total sales
h3
What share of the incidents did you report to the police?
h4
What share were solved (the perpetrator was caught, etc.)
i1_1
Does any activity-related to production of goods
i1
Real output produced relative to the maximum amount
i2_1_a
2001 - sales changed
i2_1_b
2002 - sales changed
i2_1_c
2003 - sales changed
i2_2_a
2001 - sales changed %
i2_2_b
2002 - sales changed %
i2_2_c
2003 - sales changed %
i7
Has your firm received ISO certification
i9_1
Leading ways-technological innovations-The most important
i9_2
Leading ways-technological innovations-The second
i9_3
Leading ways-technological innovations-The third
j1_a
Ave. number of workers during fiscal year 2003
j1_b
Percentage of female for 2003
j2_a
Total MONTHLY wages in BGN for 2003
j2_b
Total MONTHLY compensation in BGN for 2003
j2_c
Total MONTHLY compensation in BGN for 2003
j6
In 2003, how many new employees did your plant hire?
j7_a
2003-Were dismissed or laid off
j7_b
2003-Left due to sickness or died, retired
j7_c
2003-Left for other reasons
j8
How many unfilled vacancies does your plant currently have
j10
Do you offer formal training to your permanent employees
j11_ka
Workers-main product line-% received formal training in 2001
j11_kb
Workers-main product line-average number of weeks of training
j11_na
Service workers-% received formal training in 2001
j11_nb
Service workers-average number of weeks of training
j12
Are trade unions present and active in your plant
j12a
What percent of your workforce is unionized
j13
Relationship between firm management and unions
j14_a
Strikes or other labor disputes-days
j14_b
Civil unrest-days
j14_c
Employee absenteeism due to illness, death, funerals-days
j15
Is your plant covered by an branch level collective agreement
j16_a
Up to 7 years of education-%
j16_b
Up to 12 years of education-%
j16_c
Over 12 years of education-%
k1_1a
Exports- changed
k1_1b
Fixed Assets- changed
k1_2a
Exports - %
k1_2b
Fixed Assets - %
k2_a
The estimate of your firm's total sales in 2003
k2_b
Replacement value of the physical production assets-2003
k3_a
New buildings, machinery and equipment-% of the annual sales
k3_b
Research and development-% of the annual sales
k3_c
Advertising and marketing-% of the annual sales
k3_d
Raw materials and bought in components-% of the annual sales
k4_1
Level of debt at the end of 2003
k4_2
Level of debt at the end of 1998 and beginning of 1999
k5_1
In 2003-level of gross profits in relation to your total sales
k5_2
level at the end of 2001 and the beginig of 2002
k6
How much did your firm reinvest out of profits in 2003
p2_1
Position of the respondent 1
p2_2
Position of the respondent 2
p2_3
Position of the respondent 3
p3_d
Day of the interview
p3_m
Month of the interview
p4
Length of the interview
p5
Size of settlement
Total: 692
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