# **VI. Annex 1: Tables**

# **Table 1a: Description of indicators and variables used**

|**Variable**|**Source**|**Sample**|**Description/Methodology**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Accessibility of**<br>**information on**<br>**company**<br>**incorporation**<br>**fees**|Doing Business 2013<br>data, the World Bank<br>Group|185<br>economies|Fee schedules are considered "easily accessible" if information<br>related to the incorporation of a new company can be obtained<br>either via the website of the company registry, or through public<br>notices (notice boards and brochures) available at the registry or<br>another related agency, without the need to schedule appointments<br>with officials. Incorporation fee schedules are considered "not<br>easily accessible" if they can only be obtained by meeting with an<br>official. Economies where information is "accessible" are assigned<br>the value of "1", economies where information is "not easily<br>accessible" are assigned the value of "0".|
|**Accessibility of**<br>**information on**<br>**electricity**<br>**connection**<br>**tariffs**|Doing Business 2013<br>data, the World Bank<br>Group|185<br>economies|Electricity connection (not consumption) tariffs are considered<br>"easily accessible" if tariff details can be obtained either via the<br>website of the distribution utility or the electricity regulator, or<br>through laws, regulations and public notices, without the need for<br>appointments with officials/utility employees. Connection tariff<br>schedules are considered "not easily accessible" if they can only be<br>obtained by meeting with an official. Economies where information<br>is "accessible" are assigned the value of "1", economies where<br>information is "not easily accessible" are assigned the value of "0".|
|**Accessibility of**<br>**information on**<br>**building**<br>**permitting fees**|Doing Business 2013<br>data, the World Bank<br>Group|185<br>economies|The fees associated with obtaining a building permit are considered<br>"easily accessible" if they can be obtained either via the website of<br>the building department or another relevant agency, or are available<br>through public notices, without the need to schedule appointments<br>with officials. Building permitting fee schedules are considered<br>"not easily accessible" if they can only be obtained by appointment<br>with officials. Economies where fee information is "accessible" are<br>assigned the value of "1", economies where fee information is "not<br>easilyaccessible" are assigned the value of "0".|
|**Accessibility of**<br>**information on**<br>**registering**<br>**property fees**|Doing Business 2013<br>data, the World Bank<br>Group|185<br>economies|Fee schedules are considered "easily accessible" if they can be<br>obtained through the website of the relevant agency or through<br>public notices (e.g., brochures, notice boards) available at the<br>agency or a related one, without a need to meet with an official.<br>They are considered not easily accessible if they can only be<br>obtained by meeting with an official. Economies where information<br>is easily accessible are assigned a score of 1; those where<br>information is not easilyaccessible are assigned a score of 0.|
|**Regulatory**<br>**Transparency**<br>**Index**|Doing Business 2013<br>data, the World Bank<br>Group|185<br>economies|This is the aggregate measure of access to basic regulatory<br>information such as information on the fees required to register a<br>new company, obtain a building permit, register property or connect<br>a business to electricity in the main business capital city of a<br>country. Based on the 4 variables above, we construct an aggregate<br>index for a restricted sample of 185 economies for which the data is<br>available for all the 4 variables. The index serves as a<br>representation of a measure of how consistent governments are in<br>their transparency efforts across different agencies and branches of<br>government. The index is computed as a simple average of the<br>variables|
|**Doing Business**<br>**rank**|Doing Business 2013<br>data, the World Bank<br>Group|185<br>economies|.<br>The overall rank of the ease of doing business in economies world-<br>wide. The ease of Doing Business indicator provides quantitative<br>measures of regulations for starting a business, dealing with<br>construction permits, getting electricity, registering property,<br>getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across<br>borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The ease of<br>doingbusiness index ranks economies from 1 to 185,with 1|

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