Business Registration in Malawi 2011-2015 (reproducible scripts)
2018 - MWI_2011_BRIEL_v01_RR
David McKenzie, Francisco Campos, Markus Goldstein
Overview
Abstract
We conduct a randomized experiment in Malawi to test three alternative approaches to formalizing firms: a) assisting firms to obtain a business registration certificate that offers access to formal markets but imposes no tax obligations; b) assisting firms to obtain both this business registration and tax registration; and c) supplementing the assistance to obtain business registration with a bank information session intended to help firms utilize one of the key potential benefits of formalizing. This dataset consists of a baseline, four rounds of follow-up surveys, administrative data, and replication files for replicating the results of the paper 'How should the government bring small firms into the formal system? Experimental evidence from Malawi'
Keywords
impact evaluation
panel
informality
business registration
tax
government
financial access
small enterprises
Authoring entity
| Agency Name | Role | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David McKenzie | Primary investigator | World Bank | dmckenzie@worldbank.org |
| Francisco Campos | Co-Primary investigator | World Bank | |
| Markus Goldstein | Co-Primary investigator | World Bank |
Sponsor / Funding agency
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Netherlands Partnership Program | BNPP | Financial support |
| International Initiative for Impact Evaluation | 3ie | Financial support |
| Private Enterprise Development in Low Income Countries | PEDL | Financial support |
| Strategic Research Program | SRP | Financial support |
| World Bank Group's Umbrella Facility for Gender Equality and Investment Climate Impact Program | Financial support |
Other Identifications/ Acknowledgments
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Government of Malawi and NBS Bank | Partners |
| Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) | Project management |
| Alaka Holla and Lynda Ndovie | Collaboration |
| Manuela Bucciarelli, Jessica Baumgardner-Zuzik, and Billiat Kunje | Support in managing the project implementation and surveys |
| Adriana Conconi | Research assistant |
Topics
| ID | Topic | Vocabulary | Vocabulary URI |
|---|---|---|---|
| O17 | Formal and Informal Sectors - Shadow Economy - Institutional Arrangements | JEL codes | https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php |
| O12 | Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development | JEL codes | https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php |
| C93 | Field Experiments | JEL codes | https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php |
| D22 | Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis | JEL codes | https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php |
| H41 | Public Goods | JEL codes | https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php |
| L26 | Entrepreneurship | JEL codes | https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php |
Language
English
Methods, software and scripts
Methods or algorithms applied
F-test
linear regression (reg, areg)
Joint Orthogonality Test (JOT)
z-scores
attrition and closure analysis
Software
| Name | Version |
|---|---|
| Stata | 14 |
Scripts
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File name
policy_note_set2018.do
Zip archive
Description
This do-file calculates the results of the Malawi BRIE program
Date
2018-09-25
Format
Stata do file
software
Stata 14
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File name
prepare_input_data_labels.do
Zip archive
Description
Prepare labels
Date
2018-09-24
Format
Stata do file
software
Stata 14
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File name
creates_z-scores.do
Zip archive
Description
This do-file calculates the z-scores of different results of the Malawi program
Date
2018-09-24
Format
Stata do file
software
Stata 14
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File name
creates_z-scores_trust_institutions.do
Zip archive
Description
This do-file calculates the z-scores of different results of the Malawi program
Date
2018-09-24
Format
Stata do file
software
Stata 14
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File name
Panel_data_SET2018.do
Zip archive
Description
This do-file creates the panel base data. It uses all follow up rounds, the baseline and the listing data
Date
2018-09-24
Format
Stata do file
software
Stata 14
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Datasets
Datasets
Business Registration in Malawi Experimental Data and Replication Files 2011-2015
MWI_2011_BRIEL_v01_M
Data access type: Public
Stata 14 [.dta] data file
Geographic locations
| Location | Code | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi | MWI | Country |
Confidentiality
The published materials do not contain confidential information.