Enterprise Survey 2005

Malawi, 2005

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Reference ID

MWI_2005_ES_v01_M_WB

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/5t6j-c669

Producer(s)

World Bank

Collection(s)

Enterprise Surveys

Metadata

DDI/XML JSON

Created on

Apr 26, 2011

Last modified

Sep 26, 2013

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Identification

Survey ID number

MWI_2005_ES_v01_M_WB

Title

Enterprise Survey 2005

Country/Economy

Name	Country code
Malawi	MWI

Study type

Enterprise Survey [en/oth]

Series Information

An Enterprise Survey is a firm-level survey of a representative sample of an economy's private sector. Firm-level surveys have been conducted since 1998 by different units within the World Bank. Since 2005-06, most data collection efforts have been centralized within the Enterprise Analysis Unit. The Enterprise Surveys are conducted across all geographic regions and cover small, medium, and large companies. Data are used to create indicators that benchmark the quality of the business and investment climate across countries.

The Enterprise Survey database is intended to be useful for both policymakers and researchers. The surveys are to be repeated over time to track changes and benchmark the effects of reforms on firm performance.

Abstract

The survey was conducted in Malawi between October and November 2005. Data from 160 establishments were analyzed.

The Enterprise Surveys are applied to a representative sample of firms in the non-agricultural economy. The sample is consistently defined in all countries and includes the entire manufacturing sector, the services sector, and the transportation and construction sectors. Public utilities, government services, health care, and financial services sectors are not included in the sample. Enterprise Surveys collect a wide array of qualitative and quantitative information through face-to-face interviews with firm managers and owners regarding the business environment in their countries and the productivity of their firms. The topics covered in Enterprise Surveys include the obstacles to doing business, infrastructure, finance, labor, corruption and regulation, law and order, innovation and technology, trade, and firm productivity.

Kind of Data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

National

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators

Name
World Bank

Funding Agency/Sponsor

Name
World Bank

Survey instrument

Questionnaires

The current survey instrument is available:
Malawi Productivity and Investment Climate Survey.

The standard Enterprise Survey topics include firm characteristics, gender participation, access to finance, annual sales, costs of inputs/labor, workforce composition, bribery, licensing, infrastructure, trade, crime, competition, capacity utilization, informality, business-government relations, conflict resolution and legal environment, innovation and technology, and performance measures. The questionnaires also assess respondents’ opinions on what are the obstacles to firm growth and performance.

Note that variables and questions from m1 to m39 are related to Malawi 2005 Employee Survey, which is not described in this metadata file.

Data collection

Dates of Data Collection

Start	End
2005-10	2005-11

Data Access

Confidentiality

Is signing of a confidentiality declaration required?	Confidentiality declaration text
yes	Confidentiality of the survey respondents and the sensitive information they provide is necessary to ensure the greatest degree of survey participation, integrity and confidence in the quality of the data. Surveys are usually carried out in cooperation with business organizations and government agencies promoting job creation and economic growth, but confidentiality is never compromised.

Access conditions

Firm-level data is available to the public free-of-charge. In order to access the data, users must agree to abide by a strict confidentiality agreement available through Enterprise Analysis Unit website by clicking on "External users register here" at https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Portal

Citation requirements

Where necessary please site the source as "Enterprise Analysis Unit - World Bank Group https://www.enterprisesurveys.org"

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.

Contacts

Email
enterprisesurveys@worldbank.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID

DDI_MWI_2005_ES_v01_M_WB

Producers

Name
Antonina Redko

Metadata version

DDI Document version

Version 01

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