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Microenterprise Growth and the Flypaper Effect, Randomized Experiment 2008-2010

Ghana, 2008 - 2010
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GHA_2008_MGFERE_v01_M
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David McKenzie, Marcel Fafchamps, Simon Quinn, Christopher Woodruff
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Data file: GhanaBaselineSingle_la

Data from "Ghana Microenterprise Questionnaire - Round 1"

Cases: 907
Variables: 400

Variables

attitudes_2a
Rung on ladder that best represents where resp. stands at present time
attitudes_2b
Rung that best represents where resp. will in five years
attitudes_2c
Resp. expects to be doing to earn a living in five years
attitudes_2d
Number of paid employees respondent expects to have five years from now
attitudes_3
Risk taking (1=Unwilling to take risk to 10=Fully prepared to take risk)
attitudes_4a1
Resp. would trust his/her spouse to deliver GHc 100 of resp.'s own money
attitudes_4a2
Resp. would trust his/her spouse to open and close the enterprise
attitudes_4b1
Resp. has brother,sister or parent whom resp. would trust to deliver GHc 100
attitudes_4b2
Resp. has brother,sister or parent whom resp. would trust to open/close enterpr.
attitudes_4c1
Resp. would trust a member of his/her extended family to deliver GHc 100
attitudes_4c2
Resp. would trust a member of his/her extended family to open/close enterprise
attitudes_4d1
Resp. would trust a friend to deliver GHc 100 of his/her own money
attitudes_4d2
Resp. would trust a friend to open and close the enterprise
attitudes_4e1
Resp. would trust an employee, work associate or apprentice to deliver GHc 100
attitudes_4e2
Resp. would trust employee,work associate or apprentice to open/close enterpr.
attitudes_5a
Resp.'s spouse has compelled resp. to give him/her money - last 3 months
attitudes_5b
Resp. can spend his/her income without consulting his/her spouse
attitudes_5c
Resp. would feel comfortable taking the money from his/her spouse's wallet/purse
attitudes_5d
Spouse is supportive of respondent's running a business
attitudes_5e
If resp. urgently needs money for the business, his/her spouse will assist
attitudes_5f
Resp. plans tasks carfully
attitudes_5g
Resp. makes up his/her mind quickly
attitudes_5h
Resp. saves regularly
attitudes_5i
Resp. usually expects the best in uncertain times
attitudes_5j
Resp. can think of many times that he/she persisted with work when others quit
attitudes_5k
Resp. continues to work on hard projects even when others oppose him/her
attitudes_5l
Resp. likes to juggle several activities at the same time
attitudes_5m
Resp. would rather complete an entire project every day than parts of several
attitudes_5n
If something can go wrong for resp., it will
attitudes_5o
Resp. believes it is best to complete one task before beginning another
attitudes_5p
Resp. only tries things that he/she is sure of
attitudes_5q
Generally speaking most people in this community are honest and can be trusted
attitudes_5r
Resp. is always optimistic about his/her future
attitudes_5s
A person can get rich by taking risks
tests_1
Last digit recall that respondent got correct
attitudes_6a
Important for resp. to do thins as well as resp. can even if it is unpopular
attitudes_6b
Resp. would make a good leader of people if given the chance
attitudes_6c
Part of resp.'s enjoyment in doing thins is improving his/her past performance
attitudes_6d
When a group resp. belongs to plans an activity, esp. would rather direct it
attitudes_6e
Important for resp. to perform better than others on a task
attitudes_6f
Resp. rarely counts on good thins happening to him/her
attitudes_6g
Resp. enjoys planning thins and deciding what other people should do
attitudes_6h
Resp. finds satisfaction in having influence over others
attitudes_6i
The most important thing that happens in life involves work
attitudes_6j
Resp.'s family and friends would say he/she is a very organised person
stopwatch_discounting2
discount_2a
Amount 5 months from now that would be equiv. to receiving GHc 100 in 6 months
ReductionCounter2
discount_2b
Reduction counter - Ten less than 'discount_2a'
discount_2c
Respondent would accept GHc 'discount_2b' instead (1=Yes, 2=No)
discount_2d
5 more than 'discount_2b
discount_2e
Respondent would accept GHc 'discount_2d' instead (1=Yes, 2=No)
discount_2f
Resp. SURE that he/she would not be happier with GHc 100 TODAY than in a month
discount_2g
Answer again: Amount today that would be equiv. to receiving GHc 100 in a month
stopwatch_roster
household_1a
Relationship of respondent to the head of his/her household
household_1b
Number of members of the household apart from respondent
household_2a
Last WEEK'S household expenditure on: Food and drink for home consumption
household_2b
Last WEEK'S household expenditure on: Food and drink consumed outside the home
household_3a
Last MONTH's household expenditures on: Housing
household_3b
Last MONTH's household expenditures on: Fuel and Light
household_3c
Last MONTH's household expenditures on: Non-durable household goods
household_3d
Last MONTH's household expenditures on: Transport
household_3e
Last MONTH's household expenditures on: Communication
household_3f
Last MONTH's household expenditures on: Recreation and entertainment
household_3g
Last MONTH's household expenditures on: Household services
household_3h
Last MONTH's household expenditures on: Personal care services
household_3i
Last MONTH's household expenditures on: Contributions to associations
household_4a
Over past THREE MONTHS household expenditures on: Clothing and textiles
household_4b
Over past THREE MONTHS household expenditures on: Footwear
household_4c
Over past THREE MONTHS household expenditures on: Funerals,weddings,ceremonies
household_4d
Over past THREE MONTHS household expenditures on: Electronic goods
household_4e
Over past THREE MONTHS household expenditures on: Household furnishings
household_4f
Over past THREE MONTHS household expenditures on: Household appliances
household_4g
Over past THREE MONTHS household expenditures on: Vehicles
household_4h
Over past THREE MONTHS household expenditures on: Health expenses
household_4i
Over past THREE MONTHS household expenditures on: Education
household_5
Ownership of the dwelling in which the household lives
household_6
Home has a landline telephone (1=Yes, 2=No)
household_7
Respondent or any household member has a cellular phone (1=Yes, 2=No)
household_8
Household owns the functioning items [list provided]
stopwatch_other
questionnaire_endtime
GPS_4
Household location the same (1=Yes, 2=No)
impressions_1
Person(s) other than the enterprise owner present during the interview
impressions_2
Interviewer's impression of how well the respondent understood the questions
impressions_3
Interviewer's impression of seriousness with which the resp. answered questions
impressions_4
Interviewer's impression of preciseness with which questions were answered
impressions_5
Most difficult or troubling sections for the respondent
impressions_6
Most difficult or troubling sections for the interviewer
impressions_7
Sections that interested the respondents the most
impressions_8
Most difficult or troubling questions for the respondent
impressions_9
Most difficult or troubling questions for the interviewer
impressions_10
Questions that interested the respondents the most
SingleMultipleMerge
business_1d
Kind of retail/trade (1=Food and drink, 2=Fabrics and garments, 3=Other)
balance_2b
Land or market space used by the business was purchased (1=Yes, 2=No)
balance_2e2
Currency of resale value of land and market space today
balance_3c
Currency of balance_3b
balance_4e
Currency of resale value (today) of kiosk/shed/building when starting business
Total: 400
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