COVID 19 MENA Monitor Enterprise Surveys, CMMENT – Wave 2 - Morocco

Abstract --------------------------- To better understand the impact of the shock induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on micro and small enterprises in Tunisia and assess the policy responses in a rapidly changing context, reliable data is imperative, and the need to resort to a dynamic data collection tool at a time when countries in the region are in a state of flux cannot be overstated. The COVID-19 MENA Monitor Survey was led by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) to provide data for researchers and policy makers on the economic and labor market impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on enterprises. The ERF COVID-19 MENA Monitor Survey is constructed using a series of short panel phone surveys, that are conducted approximately every two months, and it will cover business closure (temporary/permanent) due to lockdowns, ability to telework/deliver the service, disruptions to supply chains (for inputs and outputs), loss of product markets, increased cost of supplies, worker layoffs, salary adjustments, access to lines of credit and delays in transportation. Understanding the strategies of enterprises (particularly micro and small enterprises) to cope with the crisis is one of the main objectives of this survey. Specific constraints such as weak access to the internet in some areas or laws constraining goods' delivery will be analyzed. Enterprise owners will also be asked about prospects for the future, including ability to stay open, and whether they benefited from any measures to support their businesses. The ERF COVID-19 MENA Monitor Survey is a wide-ranging, nationally representative panel survey. The wave 2 of this dataset was collected from June to August 2021 and harmonized by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and is featured as data for enterprise data. The survey is in the process of further expansion to include other waves. The harmonization was designed to create comparable data that can facilitate cross-country and comparative research between other Arab countries (Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan). All the COVID-19 MENA Monitor surveys incorporate similar survey designs, with data on enterprises within Arab countries (Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco). Geographic coverage --------------------------- National Analysis unit --------------------------- Enterprises Universe --------------------------- The sample universe for the enterprise survey was enterprises that had 6-199 workers pre-COVID-19 Kind of data --------------------------- Sample survey data [ssd] Sampling procedure --------------------------- The sample universe for the firm survey was firms that had 6-199 workers pre-COVID-19. Stratified random samples were used to ensure adequate sample size in key strata. A target of 500 firms was set as a sample. Up to Five attempts were made to ensure response if a phone number was not picked up/answered, was disconnected or busy, or picked up but could not complete the interview at that time. After the fifth failed attempt, a firm was treated as a non-response and a random firm from the same stratum was used as an alternate. Morocco: Yellow Pages (no efficient digital copy available; a physical copy was used) o Data organized geographically, not categorically o Three geographic strata used: (1) Casa-Rabat, (2) North, (3) South o The page ranges for the strata were provided. A random page within a stratum was selected, and then a random enterprise on that page (without replacement). o The number of enterprises on the page was recorded and incorporated into the inverse probability weights. o Restricted to enterprises with 6-199 workers in February 2020 based on an eligibility question during the phone interview § sized: 6-9 employees (since APII only covered 10+), 10-49, and 50-199 Mode of data collection --------------------------- Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati] Research instrument --------------------------- The enterprise questionnaire is carried out to understand the strategies of enterprises -particularly micro and small enterprises- to cope with the crisis as well as related constraints and prospects for the future. It includes questions on business closure (temporary/permanent) due to lockdowns, ability to telework/deliver the service, disruptions to supply chains (for inputs and outputs), loss of product markets, increased cost of supplies, worker layoffs, salary adjustments, access to lines of credit and delays in transportation. Note: The questionnaire can be seen in the documentation materials tab.