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: GhanaRound4Single_la

Data from "Ghana Microenterprise Questionnaire - Round 4"

Cases:	792
Variables:	411

Variables

treatment_c_sum

Sum of treatment_c_1a and treatment_c_2a

treatment_c_1b

Confirmation: Amount of the 150 GHc in-kind treatment that remains in business

treatment_c_2b

Confirmation: Amount of the 150 GHc in-kind treatment that has been taken out

treatment_d_1a

Amount of the 150 GHc cash treatment that remains in business

treatment_d_2a

Amount of the 150 GHc cash treatment that remains in the household

treatment_d_3a

Amount of the 150 GHc cash treatment spent on non-business things

treatment_d_4a

Amount of the 150 GHc cash treatment saved outside of business or household

treatment_d_sum

Sum of spending

treatment_d_1b

Confirmation:Amount of 150 GHc cash treatment that remains in business

treatment_d_2b

Confirmation:Amount of 150 GHc cash treatment that remains in the household

treatment_d_3b

Confirmation:Amount of 150 GHc in-kind treatment spent on non-business things

treatment_d_4b

Confirmation:Amount of 150 GHc cash treatment saved outside of bus. or household

networks_stopwatch

networks_1

Respondent occupies a position of responsibility in neighborhood (1=Yes, 2=No)

jumpoverfollowupifnopositionofre

Jump over follow-up if no position of responsibility.

networks_2

Position of responsibility

networks_3

Other member of household occupies position of responsibility in neighborhood

networks_5

Position of responsibility of other household member

networks_6

Business knowledge of respondent

bargaining_stopwatch

bargaining_1

Married (1=Yes, 2=No)

bargaining_2a

Free to spend bus. profits on household expenditures, without consulting spouse

bargaining_3a

Free to spend any part of bus. profits on items consumed him-/herself

bargaining_4a

Sources resp. is able to get money from in an emergency

bargaining_5_1a

Decisions about purchases of food consumed at home made by

bargaining_5_2a

Decisions about routine household purchases made by

bargaining_5_3a

Decisions about respondent's clothes made by

bargaining_5_4a

Decisions about respondent's children's clothes made by

bargaining_5_5a

Decisions about purchases of alcoholic beverages made by

bargaining_5_6a

Decisions about money given to respondent's parents made by

bargaining_5_7a

Decisions about money given to respondent's spouse's parents made by

bargaining_5_8a

Decisions about purchasing equipment for respondent's business made by

bargaining_5_9a

Decisions about reinvesting profits in respondent's business made by

bargaining_6_1a

Profits in respondent's enterprise are higher because of spouse's involvement

bargaining_6_2a

Spouse helps to run enterprise

bargaining_6_3a

Because of spouse's efforts in business, respo. expects it to do well

bargaining_6_4a

Doesn't hold much money as cash/invent. in bus. because easily taken by others

bargaining_6_5a

Resp. has more control over assets in the business than over money held at home

bargaining_6_6a

Resp. finds it hard not to spend bus. revenues/working cap. on personal expenses

bargaining_6_7a

Bus. assets which are equip. are less likely taken by others than cash/invent.

bargaining_7_1a

Respondent has an answer on hypothetical question bargaining_7_2a

bargaining_7_2a

Hypothetical amount given to spouse, equiv. to giving resp. 100 GHc directly

bargaining_7_3a

If no answer: Would amount be more or less than 10 GHC?

jumptosectionendifrefusestoanswe

Jump to section end if refuses to answer.

sectioniflessthan100

section if less than 100.

bargaining_loopcounter_1a

bargaining_rangelimit_1a

If more: Highest amount after looping up in increments of 10

bargaining_7_4a

bargaining_loopcounter_2a

bargaining_rangelimit_2b

If less: Lowest amount after looping down in increments of 10

bargaining_7_5a

bargaining_8a

Place where resp. would store 100 GhC for some time so that noone would take it

bargaining_2b

Free to spend profits on househ. expend.,without consulting oth. househ. members

bargaining_3b

Free to spend any part of bus. profits generated on items consumed him-/herself

bargaining_4b

Sources resp. is able to get money from in an emergency

bargaining_5_1b

Decisions about purchases of food consumed at home made by

bargaining_5_2b

Decisions about routine household purchases made by

bargaining_5_3b

Decisions about respondent's clothes made by

bargaining_5_4b

Decisions about respondent's children's clothes made by

bargaining_5_5b

Decisions about purchases of alcoholic beverages made by

bargaining_5_6b

Decisions about money given to respondent's parents made by

bargaining_5_8b

Decisions about purchasing equipment for respondent'S business made by

bargaining_5_9b

Decisions about reinvesting profits in respondent's business made by

bargaining_6_1b

Profits in resp.'s bus. higher because of involvement of oth. househ. members

bargaining_6_2b

Other household members help to run enterprise

bargaining_6_3b

Because of efforts of oth. househ. members in bus., resp. expects it to do well

bargaining_6_4b

Doesn't hold much money as cash/invent. in bus. because easily taken by others

bargaining_6_5b

Resp. has more control over assets in the business than over money held at home

bargaining_6_6b

Resp. finds it hard not to spend bus. revenues/working cap. on personal expenses

bargaining_6_7b

Bus. assets which are equip. are less likely taken by others than cash/invent.

bargaining_7_1b

Respondent has an answer on hypothetical question bargaining_7_2b

bargaining_7_2b

Hypoth.amount given to other househ.memb.,equiv. to giving resp. 100GHc directly

bargaining_7_3a_1

v384

Jump to section end if refuses to answer.

v385

section if less than 100.

bargaining_loopcounter_1a_1

bargaining_rangelimit_1a_1

bargaining_7_4a_1

bargaining_8b

Place where resp. would store 100 GhC for some time so that noone would take it

introduction_stopwatch_3_11

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

round3sales

Round3Sales

v265

Repeat if blank.

v308

Repeat if blank.

bargaining_rangelimit_2a

If less: Lowest amount after looping down in increments of 10

bargaining_7_3b

If no answer: Would amount be more or less than 10 GHC

bargaining_rangelimit_1b

If more: Highest amount after looping up in increments of 10

bargaining_7_4b

bargaining_loopcounter_2b

bargaining_7_5b

sales_large_number

Original 'large' number

sales_large_1

Verification: sales are correct for sales >= 10 000

profit_large_number

Original large number

profit_large_1

Verification: Large number is correct

inventories_large_number

Original inventories number

inventories_large_1

Verification: Large number for inventories is correct

cash_large_number

Original ÔlargeÕ number

cash_large_1

Verification: Cash is correct

v273

Repeat if blank.

v316

Repeat if blank.

impressions_additional

Total: 411

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