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

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 (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
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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.

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
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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大流行引发的冲击对突尼斯微型和小型企业的 影响，并评估在快速变化的背景下政策响应，可靠的数据至关重要，而在地区各国处于动荡之际，有必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）监测调查，旨在为研究人员和政策制定者提供数据，以了解全球COVID-19大流行对企业经济和劳动力市场的影响。

ERF COVID-19中东和北非监测调查通过一系列短期面板电话调查构建而成，大约每两个月进行一次，将涵盖因封锁导致的业务关闭（临时/永久）、远程办公/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、薪资调整、信贷额度获取和运输延误等方面。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。具体限制条件，如某些地区互联网接入能力薄弱或限制货物交付的法律，也将被分析。企业主还将被询问关于未来的展望，包括维持营业的能力，以及他们是否从支持其业务的任何措施中受益。

ERF COVID-19中东和北非监测调查是一项广泛的、具有全国代表性的面板调查。本数据集的第二波调查数据于2021年6月至8月收集，并由经济研究论坛（ERF）进行 harmonization，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。

harmonization旨在创建可比较的数据，以促进跨国家和阿拉伯国家（突尼斯、埃及和约旦）之间的比较研究。所有COVID-19中东和北非监测调查都采用类似的调查设计，包括阿拉伯国家（埃及、约旦、突尼斯和摩洛哥）内的企业数据。

地理覆盖范围
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全国

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是COVID-19前拥有6-199名员工的 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是COVID-19前拥有6-199名员工的 企业。采用分层随机抽样，以确保在关键层中拥有足够的样本量。设定了500家企业作为样本的目标。
在电话号码未接听/应答、断线或忙碌、或接听但无法当时完成访谈的情况下，进行了最多五次尝试以确保响应。第五次失败尝试后，该企业被视为非响应，并使用同一层中的随机企业作为替代。
摩洛哥：黄页（无有效数字副本；使用了纸质副本）
o 数据按地理组织，而非按类别组织
o 使用了三个地理层：（1）卡萨-拉巴特，（2）北部，（3）南部
o 提供了层的页码范围。在层内选择一个随机页码，然后在该页上选择一个随机企业（不重复）。
o 记录页面上企业的数量，并将其纳入逆概率权重。
o 根据电话访谈中的资格问题，基于2020年2月拥有6-199名员工的企业进行限制：规模为6-9名员工（由于APII仅涵盖10+），10-49，和50-199。

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限制和未来的展望。它包括关于因封锁导致的业务关闭（临时/永久）、远程办公/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、薪资调整、信贷额度获取和运输延误等问题。

注：问卷可在文档材料标签页查看。