COVID 19 MENA Monitor Enterprise Survey, CMMENT – Wave 1 - Jordan

Abstract --------------------------- To better understand the impact of the shock induced by the COVID-19 pandemic on micro and small enterprises in Jordan 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 baseline wave of this dataset was collected in February 2021 and harmonized by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and is featured as wave 1 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 Egypt). 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 --------------------------- Use Kinz (a Jordanian corporate data mining website, which had a larger sample of enterprises than the Yellow Pages in Jordan) as follow: o Data on broad categories (e.g. Industry, Marketing) o Coded into five strata: (1) services, (2) food & accommodation, (3) trade and agriculture, (4) construction, (5) industry o Initial frame restricted to enterprises with 5-250 workers. Further restricted to enterprises with 6-199 workers in February 2020 based on an eligibility question during the phone interview 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.