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PREM LEARNING WEEK 2010 APRIL 29 Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS): Data and New Products Presented by: Gregory Kisunko, Sr
PREM LEARNING WEEK 2010 APRIL 29 Business Environment and
Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS): Data and New Products
Presented by: Gregory Kisunko, Sr. Public Sector Specialist, ECSPE
Kimberly Johns, Consultant ESCPE
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Agenda What is BEEPS? History, Methodology and Sample Country
and Topical Coverage Types of Indicators Quantitative and
Qualitative Data Advantages of BEEPS Data Opportunities for Using
BEEPS BEEPS in Use: Research and Practice New Opportunities BEEPS
Products: Overview and Demonstration of BEEPS Portal
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What is BEEPS? 3 Business Environment and Enterprise
Performance Survey: A joint initiative of the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank BEEPS is a unique
dataset of firm-level survey data The BEEPS has been carried out in
1999, 2002, 2005, and 2008 in virtually all of the countries of ECA
region Over 9,000 firms in 27 ECA countries were surveyed in 2005,
and over 10,500 in 29 countries in the 2008 cycle. BEEPS includes a
panel aspect with data dating back to 2002. A primary goal of BEEPS
is to capture indicators of the business environment and firm-state
interaction (e.g. characteristics of financing, red tape,
corruption, innovation, judiciary, etc.)
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What is BEEPS? The results are based on firm responses,
therefore better reflect on the ground experiences. Results are not
based on expert opinion or legislative procedures Use BEEPS to
monitor progress on programs and reforms Use BEEPS to identify
trends and opportunities for Bank involvement BEEPS data
complements other data sources (DB, WDI, LiTS, etc.) With the BEEPS
Portal, if it is in BEEPS, it is now at your fingertips. Charts and
data can be used in reports, presentations, discussions, and
original research
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Sample & Methodology BEEPS uses a stratified sample of
firms chosen on the basis of age, primary area of activity, size,
and location The sampling frame and methodology changed between
2005 and 2008 cycles, and While steps have been taken to match the
2005 and 2008 sample frames as closely as possible, all
cross-period comparisons should be considered illustrative While
cross-period comparability is limited, new BEEPS allows for greater
comparability of ECA countries with countries in other
regions.
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BEEPS Topical Coverage BEEPS captures data on a number of
aspects of the business environment: Questions are asked in
face-to-face interviews with top managers of the individual firms.
Competition Corruption Costs of Doing Business Crime Customs and
Trade Finance and Credit Use Infrastructure Innovation and IT Use
Inspections and Permits Labor & Workforce Development Land and
Zoning Legal and Judicial Issues Performance Problems Doing
Business Regulations & Red Tape Sales and Supplies
Taxation
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Types of Information Gathered: In-Practice Indicators
Quantitative Data Working days spent on: Taxes, permits,
inspections, etc. Number of permits and compulsory certificates
Costs and days to obtain permits and certificates Total value of
imports Number and length of power outages Losses due to crime
Informal payments as a percentage of sales Annual sales, sales on
credit Value of collateral Number of competitors Cost of labor,
telecommunications, fuel, etc. Perceptual Data Problems doing
business Tax rates, corruption, tax administration, crime, skills
and education of labor, business permits, etc. Greatest obstacle
currently facing the firm Perceptions of courts Quick, Fair, Able
to enforce decisions Frequency of informal payments Taxes, Customs,
Courts
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Advantages and Disadvantages Data reflects actual experiences
and firm sentiment. Results are not based on expert opinion for a
typical firm. Can be compared to other sources to develop a more
detailed picture of the business environment, e.g. Doing Business,
AGI, and others. Can be used for program and policy reform
monitoring, e.g. have perceptions of corruption improved in
countries where reforms have taken place? Can help identify areas
in need of reform. Can be used for cross-country and sub-regional
comparison: How does Kosovo relate to other SEE countries?
Disadvantages: Changes in survey limit comparability Microfirms,
firms in rural areas, and firms in certain sectors excluded Some
questions lack specificity, e.g. transport as a problem doing
business
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BEEPS In Use: Research and Practice Reports BEEPS at a Glance
Country Profiles & Cross Country Report Regional/Sub-regional
studies ACT series, Flagship Reports such as Turmoil at 20 EU8
Quarterly Economic Report Forthcoming Reports: ECA Before the Storm
WBG Governance and Anti-corruption strategy Global Monitoring
Report World Development Report Reference and Other Uses Corporate
needs (CPIA) CEMs, CVSs, policy notes PADs, CPS/CAS Sector studies
and presentations Finance, Judiciary, Innovation For many research
papers On gender, finance, access to credit, et al. For more
information see also:
http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/documents/Res
earch-used-in-different-studies.xls BEEPS Data Portal
Presentations, Reports and Policy/Country Dialogues Country,
Regional and Sub-regional Studies Monitoring Reports and
Operational Documents
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Cross-Region Comparisons: New Opportunities with BEEPS 2008 The
new questionnaire is very similar to the Enterprise Survey,
therefore many BEEPS questions are now comparable to those asked in
LAC, SAR, and MENA. This offers the opportunity to see how ECA
compares to the rest of the world. How does Russia compare to
Brazil, or the Slovak Republic to Chile? The samples in most
countries are larger than past rounds, allowing for greater use of
the data for country-specific analysis. The BEEPS Portal allows for
cross- region/country comparisons
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Finding the Data BEEPS at-a-Glance Country Profiles &
Cross-Country Report BEEPS at-a-Glance is dedicated to questions
that are at least partially comparable across periods (2005- 2008).
The Cross-Country Report provides cross country, regional and
sub-regional comparisons of selected indicators and an in-depth
analysis of Problems Doing Business Both can be found at:
http://go.worldbank.org/RQQXYJ6210 BEEPS Portal Tools for data
analysis & dynamic reports Download datasets, survey
instruments, and notes
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BEEPS PORTAL: Data at your Fingertips The Portal provides
options to examine every indicator in the BEEPS survey from 2005
and 2008 Create customizable tables and charts for indicators and
countries you select Line, pie, bar, column, radar charts Download
tables and charts in multiple formats (word, pdf, excel) for
greater ease of use View Customizable Reports Full report templates
available for dynamic BEEPS At-a-Glance, Governance, Corruption,
Judiciary and Infrastructure Choose your country, comparator
countries, and sub-regions
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BEEPS PORTAL: Options for Analysis The Graphical Analysis
option allows users to choose indicators and view values across the
ECA region, sub-region, or by country. The Data Analysis option
allows users to dynamically analyze the data by country, by
indicator, by sub-region, and can view the results in a table or
create charts and graphs for use in reports or presentations. Users
can refine their results by filtering on a number of strata,
including firm size, age, and sector. The Standardized Reports
option allows users to examine data via pre-defined reports that
are created dynamically based on user preferences. The standardized
report templates include important methodological notes, means of
calculation, and some include sample sizes for specific indicators.
Results obtained through any of the data analysis methods can be
downloaded by users for further analysis and/or presentations.
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BEEPS PORTAL: Data Differences Selection of BEEPS-Specific
Indicators Informal payments to deal with customs, courts, taxes
Developing new products, outsourcing, spending on R&D Receipt
of subsidies Number and cost of inspections, permits, and
compulsory certificates Court use and perceptions of speed and
ability to enforce decisions Working days spent on taxes,
inspections, permits, and compulsory certificates Professionalism
of labor HR related indicators, e.g. promotions within the firm
Overdue payments Other portals with similar data exist, but are not
as robust as the BEEPS Data Portal. The portal most similar to the
BEEPS Portal is that of Enterprise Surveys Enterprise Surveys
portal houses data on many indicators included on BEEPS, but does
not offer tools to analyze BEEPS-specific indicators The BEEPS
Portal also has more options for data visualization and
customization.
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Comparison of Portals Enterprise Surveys Three Charts
Available: 10 Top Business Constraints Compare income group average
& regional average Multi-Country Comparison Selected indicators
filed under 12 topics Can only compare 2 countries Can compare only
to countries in specific regions or income groups Aggregate values
for problems doing business Strata Breakdown of Indicators Firm
size, sector, exporter, ownership Graphs can be customized by
country but not in appearance BEEPS Data Portal Charts and Tables
can be created using any indicator from 2005 or 2008 Tables show
values for selected countries and year Choose indicators,
countries, time, sub-regional and regional averages Rotate and
highlight data Sum function aggregates responses Graphs are
customizable by type and style Change axis and data labels, add and
modify legends, titles, colors, line and column width,
transparency, fills, and more Data can be filtered by strata Sector
OR Industry: textiles, food, IT, chemicals, metals, construction,
electronics, retail, etc. Firm size, subsidiary, ISO certification
and age Graphs and Tables are customizable by data, appearance, are
printable and can be downloaded for use in presentations, reports
and papers in multiple formats
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Dynamic Reports: All the Values, All in One Place Topical
Reports with at-a glance summaries of relevant indicators (charts
and values) BEEPS at a Glance Customize countries and strata
options Topical Reports with Indicators on Corruption Governance
Judicial Issues Infrastructure Customize countries and comparators
All reports are downloadable for use in presentations and
reports
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For More Information To test-drive the BEEPS Portal, go to:
http://beeps.prognoz.com Enter Login Information: Username: beeps
Password: vbnm7890 Note: The BEEPS Portal is still in testing mode,
please do not quote until the official release. BEEPS at-a-Glance
and the Cross Country Report can be found at:
http://go.worldbank.org/RQQXYJ6210 For more information on BEEPS,
please contact Gregory Kisunko at [email protected] or
Kimberly Johns at [email protected]