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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Predictability of taxes assessed on the business (informality_10)

Data file: GhanaBaselineSingle_la

Overview

Valid: 98

Type: Discrete

Start: 6331

End: 6457

Width: 127

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Literal question

How predictable are the taxes assessed on your business? (informality_10)

Categories

Value	Category
Somewhat predictable, I have a general sense of how much I should pay, but the amount changes a little each time
Unpredictable, the amount assessed varies greatly from one time to another in a way unrelated to the performance of my business
Very predictable, I know in advance how much I should pay each time I am assessed

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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