Review of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS)

Description

The Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) is a firm-level survey conducted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank Group to assess (perceived) business conditions in transition economies. Covering multiple waves from 1999 to 2020, it includes a wide range of post-Soviet and Eastern European countries (with the exception of Turkmenistan), although regional coverage varies across rounds. The survey uses stratified random sampling of formally registered firms and is based on interviews with firm owners / managers. It collects data on firm characteristics, their access to finance, taxation, perceptions of corruption levels, and other aspects of the business environment in a particular country. Access to the data is currently being updated, while data documentation can already be studied.

Countries

Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russia Tajikistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

Keywords

Corruption Business Business Environment Business Innovation

Disciplines

Comparative Politics Economic History Economics Political Science

Methods of data collection

Repeated Cross-Sectional Survey Survey