COVID 19 MENA Monitor Enterprise Survey, CMMENT – Wave 2 - Egypt, Arab Rep.

Abstract
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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 (Morocco, Tunisia 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
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National

Analysis unit
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Enterprises

Universe
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The sample universe for the enterprise survey was enterprises that had 6-199 workers pre-COVID-19

Kind of data
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Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure
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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.

Use Yellow Pages as follow:
o Data on broad categories (e.g. gas stations)
o Coded into four strata: (1) services, (2) food & accommodation, (3) trade, manufacturing, and agriculture, (4) construction
o Restricted to enterprises with 6-199 workers in February 2020 based on an eligibility question during the phone interview

Mode of data collection
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Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]

Research instrument
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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.

摘要
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为了更深入地理解COVID-19大流行对突尼斯微型和小型企业的冲击，并评估在快速变化的环境中的政策响应，可靠的数据至关重要。在区域各国处于动荡之际，迫切需要采用动态数据收集工具，这一点不容忽视。经济研究论坛（ERF）主导了COVID-19中东和北非（MENA）监控调查，旨在为研究人员和政策制定者提供有关全球COVID-19大流行对企业经济和劳动力市场影响的资料。

ERF COVID-19中东和北非监控调查是通过一系列短期面板电话调查构建的，大约每两个月进行一次，调查内容涵盖由于封锁导致的业务关闭（临时/永久）、远程工作/提供服务的能力、供应链（输入和输出）中断、产品市场损失、供应成本增加、裁员、薪酬调整、信贷额度获取和运输延误。了解企业（尤其是微型和小型企业）应对危机的策略是本调查的主要目标之一。具体限制因素，如某些地区互联网接入能力较弱或限制商品运输的法律，也将被分析。此外，还将询问企业主关于未来的展望，包括维持运营的能力以及他们是否从支持其业务的任何措施中获益。

ERF COVID-19中东和北非监控调查是一项广泛、具有全国代表性的面板调查。本数据集的第二波调查于2021年6月至8月收集，并由经济研究论坛（ERF）进行协调，作为企业数据的一部分。该调查正在进一步扩展，以包括其他波次。

协调的目的是创建可比较的数据，以促进不同阿拉伯国家（摩洛哥、突尼斯和约旦）之间的跨国家和比较研究。所有COVID-19中东和北非监控调查都采用类似的调查设计，并包含阿拉伯国家（埃及、约旦、突尼斯和摩洛哥）内企业数据。

地理覆盖范围
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全国性

分析单元
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企业

总体
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企业调查的样本总体为COVID-19之前拥有6-199名员工的各类企业
数据类型
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样本调查数据 [ssd]
抽样程序
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企业调查的样本总体为拥有6-199名员工的各类企业。采用了分层随机抽样方法，以确保在关键层中有足够的样本量。设定了500家企业作为样本的目标。
在电话未接听/被接听、断线或忙碌，或接听但当时无法完成访谈的情况下，最多尝试五次以确保获得回应。第五次尝试失败后，该企业被视为非响应，并使用来自同一层级的随机企业作为替代。

使用黄页作为以下方式的数据来源：
o 广泛类别（例如加油站）的数据
o 编码为四个层级：（1）服务，（2）食品与住宿，（3）贸易、制造业和农业，（4）建筑业
o 根据电话访谈中的资格问题，限制为2020年2月拥有6-199名员工的各类企业

数据收集方式
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计算机辅助电话访谈 [cati]
研究工具
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企业问卷旨在了解企业——尤其是微型和小型企业——应对危机的策略，以及相关的限制和未来展望。它包括关于由于封锁导致的业务关闭（临时/永久）、远程工作/提供服务的能力、供应链（输入和输出）中断、产品市场损失、供应成本增加、裁员、薪酬调整、信贷额度获取和运输延误等问题。

注意：问卷可在文档材料标签页中查看。