Comparative Firm Level Data 1992-1995
Africa, 1992 - 1995
Centre for the Study of African Economies
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Identification
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afr-csae-cfld-1992-1995-v1
Title
Comparative Firm Level Data 1992-1995
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Africa | zaf |
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
Survey data
Unit of Analysis
Establishments
Version
Version Description
Version 1
Version Date
1998
Scope
Notes
The dataset includes measures of both physical and human capital in the firms in the selected countries
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|---|---|
| employment [3.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| labour relations/conflict [3.3] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
| working conditions [3.6] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
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 |
Producers
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 on the firm and also on workers (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.
Access policy
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Centre for the Study of African Economies | University of Oxford | https://csae.web.ox.ac.uk/data |
Access conditions
Public access data
Citation requirements
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 and distributor], 1998.
Metadata production
DDI Document ID
ddi-afr-cfld-1992-1995-v1
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2011
DDI Document version
Version 1