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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https://doi.org/10.48529/0gsj-b583

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David McKenzie, Marcel Fafchamps, Simon Quinn, Christopher Woodruff

Collection(s)

Impact Evaluation Surveys

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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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