Replication Data for Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica 2017-2019

Jamaica, 2017 - 2019

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Reference ID

JAM_2017_EDBT_v01_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/x1fy-sf64

Producer(s)

Diego Ubfal (World Bank)

Collection(s)

Impact Evaluation Surveys

Metadata

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Jan 21, 2022

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Jan 21, 2022

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Identification

Survey ID number

JAM_2017_EDBT_v01_M

Title

Replication Data for Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica 2017-2019

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
Jamaica	JAM

Study type

Enterprise Survey [en/oth]

Abstract

We share data, codes and questionnaires for the replication of the paper "Estimating the Demand for Business Training: Evidence from Jamaica." The study conducted two experiments in Jamaica using the Becker-DeGroot-Marschak mechanism and take-it-or-leave-it offers to estimate the demand for training. We found that most entrepreneurs have positive willingness to pay for training, but demand falls sharply as price increases. Offering the chance to pay in installments does not increase demand. Higher prices screen out poorer, less educated entrepreneurs with smaller firms. However, charging a higher price does increase attendance among those who pay. Finally, the paper points to the limitations of using a BDM mechanism in a context of low contract enforcement, and when payments for purchasing an intangible service do not occur immediately.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Unit of Analysis

Entrepreneurs
Firms

Version

Version Description

- v2.1: Edited, anonymous dataset for public distribution.

Version Date

943938000

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

Around the capital city of Kingston; Western regions of Jamaica, including the second-largest city in Jamaica, Montego Bay

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name	Affiliation
Diego Ubfal (World Bank)	World Bank

Producers

Name	Affiliation	Role
David McKenzie	World Bank	co-PI
Alessandro Maffioli	Idb Invest	co-PI

Funding Agency/Sponsor

Name	Role
Argidius Foundation	Funder
World Bank’s Strategic Research Program	Funder
Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility	Funder

Sampling

Sampling Procedure

We selected firms to take part in the BDM elicitation method from the Western regions of Jamaica, which includes the second-largest city in Jamaica, Montego Bay. While we recruited firms for the TIOLI approach, mainly around the capital city of Kingston (72%), with the remainder from Montego Bay and surrounding parishes.
A variety of communication methods were used to contact entrepreneurs. These included emails to the client database of the organization providing the training; advertisements via social media, newspaper and radio; and messages from other firm support organizations. Entrepreneurs were asked to take a short baseline survey by phone, giving 1,782 eligible entrepreneurs who were then invited to come to demonstration sessions. 457 entrepreneurs came to demonstration sessions and completed the BDM elicitation method (BDM sample), and 374 entrepreneurs came to demonstration sessions and received take-it-or-leave-it offers (TIOLI sample). The dataset includes this final set of 831 observations.

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

The following instruments were used for data collection, and they are provided for download as related materials:
Baseline Survey
Follow-up Survey
Willingness to Pay Example (for TIOLI and BDM)

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End	Cycle
2017-08-01	2017-11-30	Baseline for BDM sample
2018-02-01	2018-05-10	Baseline for TIOLI sample
2018-09-15	2019-02-15	Follow-up survey

Data Collection Notes

Our main two sources of data are from the phone baseline survey, and administrative data on willingness to pay, payment and training attendance. We also conducted a phone follow-up survey, however, given that response rates are highly correlated with price paid, particularly so for the BDM sample, we only use these follow-up data in the appendix of the paper.

Access policy

Confidentiality

Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required?	Confidentiality declaration text
yes	All identifying information has been removed

Access conditions

Public use for non-commercial purposes

Citation requirements

Maffioli, Alessandro, David McKenzie and Diego Ubfal (2022) "Replication Package for Estimating the Demand for Business Training. Evidence from Jamaica." Forthcoming Economic Development and Cultural Change.

Depositor information

Depositor

Name	Affiliation
Diego Ubfal	World Bank

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer

The use of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for the interpretations or inferences based upon such use.

Contacts

Name	Affiliation	Email
Diego Ubfal	World Bank	dubfal@worldbank.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI_JAM_2017_EDBT_v01_M_WB

Producers

Name	Affiliation	Role
Development Economics Data Group	The World Bank	Documentation of the study

Date of Metadata Production

2022-01-20

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 01 (January 2022)

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