# **TABLE A5.  Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS)**

## **A5: Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS)**

http://www.worldbank.org/eca/governance The Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) was developed jointly by the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In its first round conducted in 1999-2000, it surveyed over 4,000 firms in 22 transition countries that examined a wide range of interactions between firms and the state. In its second round conducted in 2002, the survey covered over 2,100 firms in 27 countries. In its second round conducted in 2005, the survey covered almost 10,000 firms in 27 countries.

In the table below we list the variables included in each of the governance indicators. We use data from 2005/6, 2002/3 and 1999/2000 surveys. 2003 and 2004 data were drawn from the 2002 survey.

|**Table A5: Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey **|**(27 Tra**|**nsition**|**Eco**|**nomie**|**s)**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||2005|2004|2003|2002|2000|1998|1996|
|**Voice and Accountability**||||||||
|NA|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**Political Stability and Lack of Violence**<br>||||||||
|NA|..|..|..|..|..|..|..|
|**Government Effectiveness**||||||||
|How problematic are telecommunications for the growth of your business|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How problematic is electricity for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How problematic is transportation for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|**Regulatory Quality**||||||||
|Information on the laws and regulations is easy to obtain|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Interpretations of the laws and regulations are consistent and predictable|..|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Unpredictability of changes of regulations|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How problematic are labor regulations for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How problematic are tax regulations for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How problematic are custom and trade regulations for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|**Rule of Law**||||||||
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: Fair|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: affordable|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: enforceable|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: Honesty|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How often is following characteristic associated with the court system: Quickness|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Are property rights adequately protected|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How problematic is organized crime for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How problematic is judiciary for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How problematic is street crime for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|**Control of Corruption**||||||||
|How common is for firms to have to pay irregular additional payments to get things done|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Percentage of total annual sales do firms pay in unofficial payments to public officials|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|How often do firms make extra payments to influence the content of new legislation|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|
|Extent to which firms' payments to public officials impose costs on other firms|X|X|X|X|X|..|..|
|How problematic is corruption for the growth of your business.|X|X|X|X|..|..|..|

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