Comparative Firm Level Data 1992-1995
Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, 1992 - 1995
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Reference ID
AFR_1992-1995_CFLD_v01_M
Producer(s)
Centre for the Study of African Economies
Metadata
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Identification
Survey ID Number
AFR_1992-1995_CFLD_v01_M
Title
Comparative Firm Level Data 1992-1995
Country/Economy
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Cameroon | CMR |
| Ghana | GHA |
| Kenya | KEN |
| Zambia | ZMB |
| Zimbabwe | ZWE |
Study type
Enterprise/Establishment Survey [en/oth]
Abstract
The survey was part of the survey work of the Regional Programme on Enterprise Development (RPED), organised by the World Bank and funded by the Swedish, French, Belgian, UK, Canadian and Dutch governments. The data is from the manufacturing sector of five African countries, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Units of analysis in the survey are enterprises in the selected countries
Scope
Notes
The dataset includes measures of both physical and human capital in the firms in the selected countries
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Universe
The universe of interest here is firms and their staff in the selected countries
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Centre for the Study of African Economies | University of Oxford |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Swedish government | Funder |
| Government of the United Kingdom | Funder |
| French government | Funder |
| Belgian government | Funder |
| Canadian government | Funder |
| Dutch government | Funder |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1995 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Questionnaires
Questionnaires
The questionnaire collected data at the level of the firm - called firm level data in the exposition that follows and also data at the worker level (individual level data). At the firm level data on the outputs, costs and the details of the labour force of the firm were collected. Within each firm up to 10 workers were then interviewed and information collected on their educational background, their training and earnings.
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Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager, DataFirst | University of Cape Town | info@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Licensed dataset, accessible under conditions
Citation requirements
This data is made available by the Centre for the Study of African Economics at the University of Oxford. Permission for use of the data for academic research is given by the Centre and its collaborating and funding institutions. We would ask that the use of the data and its source be acknowledged.
Recommended citation:
Centre for the Study of African Economics. Comparative firm-level data for the manufacturing sector[dataset]. Version 1. Centre for the Study of African Economics, University of Oxford [producer], 1998. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012.
Recommended citation:
Centre for the Study of African Economics. Comparative firm-level data for the manufacturing sector[dataset]. Version 1. Centre for the Study of African Economics, University of Oxford [producer], 1998. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012.
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | info@data1st.org | Link |
Disclaimer and copyrights
Disclaimer
The user 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 interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
DDI_AFR_1992-1995_CFLD_v02_M
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | DDI Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2011
DDI Document version
DDI Document - Version 02 - (04/27/21)
This version is identical to DDI_AFR_1992-1995_CFLD_v01_M but country field has been updated to capture all the countries covered by survey.
Version 01: Adopted from "ddi-afr-cfld-1992-1995-v1" DDI that was done by metadata producer mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.
This version is identical to DDI_AFR_1992-1995_CFLD_v01_M but country field has been updated to capture all the countries covered by survey.
Version 01: Adopted from "ddi-afr-cfld-1992-1995-v1" DDI that was done by metadata producer mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.