Investment Climate Survey 2004 - Egypt, Arab Rep.

Abstract
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The Social Research Center (SRC) of the American University in Cairo carried out Egypt Investment Climate Survey between October 7 and December 10, 2004, under the leadership of Dr. Hoda Rashad. The survey used the World Bank Investment Climate Survey standard methodology. Data from 977 establishments were analyzed.

The Investment Climate Surveys (ICS) were conducted by the World Bank and its partners across all geographic regions and covered firms of all sizes in many industries. The ICS collected a wide array of qualitative and quantitative information through face-to-face interviews with managers and owners regarding the investment climate in their country and the productivity of their firms. Topics covered in the ICS included the obstacles to doing business, infrastructure, finance, labor, corruption and regulation, contract enforcement, law and order, innovation and technology, and firm productivity. Taken together, the qualitative and quantitative data helped connect country’s investment climate characteristics with firm productivity and performance.

Firm-level surveys have been administered since 1998 by different units within the World Bank. Since 2005-06, most data collection efforts have been centralized within the Enterprise Analysis Unit (FPDEA). Enterprise Surveys, a replacement for Investment Climate Surveys, are now conducted by the Enterprise Analysis Unit.

Geographic coverage
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National

Kind of data
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Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure
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The survey was conducted using stratified random sampling. The survey covered establishments from 15 governorates: Cairo - 26%, Sharkiya - 15%, Alexandria - 11%, Qalyubia - 10%, Giza - 9%, Gharbya - 8%, Menoufya - 6%, Others - 15%. Manufacturing sectors included food processing (16%), chemicals (15.6%), garments and textiles (31.2%), metals and glass (23.7%), other finished goods (13.5%). The survey covered businesses of all sizes: small (less than 50 employees) - 69%, medium (between 50 and 150 workers) - 17%, large (more than 150 employees) - 14%.

The Information Decision Support Center (IDSC) provided the sampling frame and conducted the sampling. The national statistical agency CAPMAS, provided support in identifying firm location and made their sample available for additional replacement sampling during the survey roll-out.

Mode of data collection
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Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument
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The current survey instrument is available:
- Productivity and the Investment Climate Private Enterprise Survey.

摘要
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开罗美国大学社会科学研究中心（Social Research Center, SRC）在2004年10月7日至12月10日期间，由Hoda Rashad博士领导，开展了埃及投资环境调查。该调查采用世界银行投资环境调查的标准方法。分析了来自977个机构的调查数据。

投资环境调查（Investment Climate Surveys, ICS）由世界银行及其合作伙伴在全球各个地理区域进行，涵盖了众多行业中所有规模的企业。通过与管理者和业主进行面对面访谈，ICS收集了关于其国家投资环境和公司生产力的广泛定性及定量信息。ICS涉及的主题包括商业运营的障碍、基础设施、金融、劳动、腐败与监管、合同执行、法律与秩序、创新与科技以及公司生产力。综合这些定性及定量数据，有助于将国家投资环境特征与公司生产力和绩效联系起来。

自1998年以来，世界银行内部不同部门进行了公司层面的调查。自2005-06年起，大部分数据收集工作已集中在企业分析单元（FPDEA）内。企业调查（Enterprise Surveys），作为投资环境调查的替代，现在由企业分析单元负责实施。

地理覆盖范围
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全国性

数据类型
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样本调查数据 [ssd]

抽样程序
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调查采用分层随机抽样方法进行。调查覆盖了来自15个省份的机构：开罗 - 26%，沙迦 - 15%，亚历山大 - 11%，开罗省 - 10%，吉萨 - 9%，加尔比亚 - 8%，门乌菲亚 - 6%，其他 - 15%。制造业包括食品加工（16%），化学品（15.6%），服装和纺织品（31.2%），金属和玻璃（23.7%），其他成品（13.5%）。调查覆盖了所有规模的企业：小型（少于50名员工）- 69%，中型（50至150名员工之间）- 17%，大型（超过150名员工）- 14%。

信息决策支持中心（IDSC）提供了抽样框架并执行了抽样工作。国家统计机构CAPMAS提供了支持，以确定企业位置，并在调查实施期间提供了样本以供额外替换抽样。

数据收集方式
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面对面 [f2f]

研究工具
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当前调查工具如下：
- 生产力和投资环境私营企业调查。