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Technology Sophistication Across Establishments

Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso...and 12 more, 2019 - 2023
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Reference ID
WLD_2019-2023_FAT_v01_M
Producer(s)
Xavier Cirera, Diego Comin, Marcio Cruz
Collection(s)
The Firm Adoption of Technology (FAT) Survey
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Feb 19, 2026
Last modified
Mar 05, 2026
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Data file: fat0_raw_data_qje

Firm-level Adoption of Technology (FAT) dataset: This is the main microdata with the variables from the Firm-level Adoption of Technology (FAT) survey used in the paper - Technology Sophistication Across Establishments.

Cases: 21055
Variables: 723

Variables

ic5_4c1
Most used - Plastic injection- Non-visible interior plastic (operators)
ic5_4c2
Most used - Plastic injection - Plastic exterior body parts (operators)
ic5_4c3
Most used - Plastic injection- Non-visible interior plastic (robotics)
ic5_4c4
Most used - Plastic injection - Plastic exterior body parts (robotics)
ic5_5c1
Most used - Productive asset mgt. - Breakdown maintenance
ic5_5c2
Most used - Productive asset mgt. - Preventative/predictive maintenance
ic5_5c3
Most used - Productive asset mgt. - Model Based Condition Monitoring
ic6_1c1
Most used - Air filtration - Unfiltered air
ic6_1c2
Most used - Air filtration - Basic
ic6_1c3
Most used - Air filtration - HEPA
ic6_1c4
Most used - Air filtration - Ultra HEPA, pressurization control
ic6_2c1
Most used - Weighting - Beam Scales
ic6_2c2
Most used - Weighting - Analog Scales
ic6_2c3
Most used - Weighting - Electronic Scales
ic6_2c4
Most used - Weighting - Automated Weighing
ic6_3c1
Most used - Mixing/compounding - Manual
ic6_3c2
Most used - Mixing/compounding - Planetary Mixers OR homogenizers
ic6_3c3
Most used - Mixing/compounding - High Speed, High Shear Granulators
ic6_3c4
Most used - Mixing/compounding - Fluid Bed Processors (not with syrups)
ic6_3c5
Most used - Mixing/compounding - Fully Automated Compounding
ic6_4c1
Most used - Compression/encapsulation - Manual
ic6_4c2
Most used - Compression/encapsulation - Motorized
ic6_4c3
Most used - Compression/encapsulation - Automated
ic6_4c4
Most used - Compression/encapsulation - Integrated
ic6_5c1
Most used - Quality control - Manual, titrimetric/chromatographic
ic6_5c2
Most used - Quality control - Elec. chromatography
ic6_5c3
Most used - Quality control - Elec. chromatography w data acquisition
ic6_6c1
Most used - Packaging - Manual filling pills or syrups
ic6_6c2
Most used - Packaging - Slat Counters, Cottoners, etc; machine filling
ic6_6c3
Most used - Packaging - Automated, integrated packaging lines
ic7_1c1
Most used - Cust. serv. - Store
ic7_1c2
Most used - Cust. serv. - Phone or Help Desk
ic7_1c3
Most used - Cust. serv. - Social Media
ic7_1c4
Most used - Cust. serv. - Online requests
ic7_1c5
Most used - Cust. serv. - Chatbots
ic7_2c1
Most used - Pricing - Manual Cost
ic7_2c2
Most used - Pricing - Automated markup
ic7_2c3
Most used - Pricing - Automated promotional
ic7_2c4
Most used - Pricing - Dynamic pricing systems
ic7_2c5
Most used - Pricing - Personalized pricing (predictive analytics)
ic7_3c1
Most used - Merchandising - Manually selection
ic7_3c2
Most used - Merchandising - Category mgt.
ic7_3c3
Most used - Merchandising - Retail Merch. Systems or Digital Merch.
ic7_3c4
Most used - Merchandising - Product trend analytics
ic7_4c1
Most used - Inventory - Handwritten record keeping
ic7_4c2
Most used - Inventory - Computer databases (manual updates)
ic7_4c3
Most used - Inventory - WMS (specialised software)
ic7_4c4
Most used - Inventory - CAO, vendor-managed, and/or radio-frequency identificati
ic7_4c5
Most used - Inventory - AS/RS
ic7_5c1
Most used - Ad channels - Paper based communication
ic7_5c2
Most used - Ad channels - Radio, Billboards, TV
ic7_5c3
Most used - Ad channels - Email or mobile phone
ic7_5c4
Most used - Ad channels - Social Media
ic7_5c5
Most used - Ad channels - Search Engine Marketing
ic7_5c6
Most used - Ad channels - Big data Analytics or AI
ic8_1c1
Most used - Cust. serv. - Teller
ic8_1c2
Most used - Cust. serv. - ATM machines
ic8_1c3
Most used - Cust. serv. - On-line on company website
ic8_1c4
Most used - Cust. serv. - Mobile app
ic8_2c1
Most used - Verification id - Teller
ic8_2c2
Most used - Verification id - online passwords
ic8_2c3
Most used - Verification id - online passwords (combined)
ic8_2c4
Most used - Verification id - Digital auth.
ic8_2c5
Most used - Verification id - Biometrics
ic8_2c6
Most used - Verification id - Blockchain
ic8_3c1
Most used - Loan app - Loan officer (paper-based)
ic8_3c2
Most used - Loan app - Mobile app + paper
ic8_3c3
Most used - Loan app - Channel partners
ic8_4c1
Most used - Credit approvals - Analyst (paper-based)
ic8_4c2
Most used - Credit approvals - Analyst (digital info)
ic8_4c3
Most used - Credit approvals - Automated
ic8_4c4
Most used - Credit approvals - Algorithm (AI or Big-Data)
ic8_5c1
Most used - Op. supp. - writing records
ic8_5c2
Most used - Op. supp. - dig. accounting (PCs)
ic8_5c3
Most used - Op. supp. - dig. network
ic9_1c1
Most used - Transportation planning - handwritten info.
ic9_1c2
Most used - Transportation planning - electronic file share
ic9_1c3
Most used - Transportation planning - installed software
ic9_1c4
Most used - Transportation planning - real time info. with ERP
ic9_2c1
Most used - Loading - Manual process (fax, text, phone)
ic9_2c2
Most used - Loading - Manual process (dig. platforms)
ic9_2c3
Most used - Loading - web-based
ic9_2c4
Most used - Loading - specific software interface via Internet
ic9_2c5
Most used - Loading - file exchange (ERP integrated apps)
ic9_3c1
Most used - Monitoring load/delivery - Event driven (fax, text, phone calls)
ic9_3c2
Most used - Monitoring load/delivery - Event driven (digital)
ic9_3c3
Most used - Monitoring load/delivery - Paper documentation
ic9_3c4
Most used - Monitoring load/delivery - installed softwares
ic9_3c5
Most used - Monitoring load/delivery - ERP integrated apps
ic9_4c1
Most used - Transp. perf. - manually
ic9_4c2
Most used - Transp. perf. - computer (non-specialized software)
ic9_4c3
Most used - Transp. perf. - computer (specialised transp. reporting)
ic9_4c4
Most used - Transp. perf. - installed software
ic9_4c5
Most used - Transp. perf. - file exchange between ERP integrated
ic9_5c1
Most used - Fleet management - manual
ic9_5c2
Most used - Fleet management - electronic file
ic9_5c3
Most used - Fleet management - ETM
ic9_5c4
Most used - Fleet management - ERP and software
ic10_2c1
Most used - Scheduling - Personal visit and paper
ic10_2c2
Most used - Scheduling - Phone call, SMS, or Email
ic10_2c3
Most used - Scheduling - Software or app (w/o automated reminders)
ic10_2c4
Most used - Scheduling - Software or app (w automated reminders)
ic10_3c1
Most used - Patient records - Handwritten process
ic10_3c2
Most used - Patient records - Digital patient records
ic10_3c3
Most used - Patient records - EHR
ic10_3c4
Most used - Patient records - Cloud-based HER
ic11_1c1
Most used - Design - Manual
ic11_1c2
Most used - Design - Digital or semi-digital
ic11_1c3
Most used - Design - CAD, 3D, or virtual
ic11_2c1
Most used - Cutting - Manual
ic11_2c2
Most used - Cutting - Machine manually-operated
ic11_2c3
Most used - Cutting - Semi-automatic machine
ic11_2c4
Most used - Cutting - Automatic/Computerised (no Laser)
ic11_3c1
Most used - Sewing - Manually
ic11_3c2
Most used - Sewing - Machine (manually)
ic11_3c3
Most used - Sewing - Machine (semi-automated)
ic11_3c4
Most used - Sewing - Machine (automated)
ic11_4c1
Most used - Assembly/Finishing - manual
ic11_4c2
Most used - Assembly/Finishing - conveyor/assembly (static/semi-automated)
ic11_4c3
Most used - Assembly/Finishing - conveyor/assembly (dynamic/automated)
ic11_4c4
Most used - Assembly/Finishing - injection machine
ic11_4c5
Most used - Assembly/Finishing - 3D printing
region_id
Region
Total: 723
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