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From page 179... ... See American Community Survey program program Births and deaths, firm Administrative Conference, 88 administrative definitions, 33–35 Administrative data, building registers identifying, 29–35, 126, 131, 139 primarily from, 5, 70–71 legal and production-oriented concepts, Agency for Healthcare Research and 31–33 Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel BITS. See Business Information Tracking Survey, 141n Series Agricultural Resource Management Survey BLS. Read the entire page →
From page 180... ... , 33, 124, 149 Business creation Business owners, surveying, 99–100 data coverage of, 142–148 Business registers, 53–57 processes of, 69 building primarily from administrative Business Data Linking Project (UK) , 57 data, 70–71 Business data sets, 158–159 consistency and coverage, 69–74 Dun and Bradstreet, 167 data gaps in, 66 Federal Reserve Board, 167 effective data sharing, 55–57 flexibility of, 46, 49 ideal business register characteristics, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 53–54 Consortium, 168 linkages with existing surveys and Internal Revenue Service, 168 administrative data, 47 Kauffman Foundation, 169–170 unique business identifiers, 54–55 Small Business Administration, 170–171 Business start-ups. Read the entire page →
From page 181... ... , 67, 72, recommendation priorities and costs, 127 113–116 CPS. See Current Population Survey Data coverage of special sectors, 148–152 Credit reports, 67 Agricultural Resource Management Cross-sectional perspective, 36 Survey, 148–149 Current data collections electronic commerce, 151–152 business data sets, 158–159 nonprofit organizations, 149–151 business list-based sources of Data coverage of the self-employed, 142–148 longitudinal microdata, 130–136 American Community Survey, 41, 98, counting firms and cataloging essential 101, 147–148 characteristics, 124–130 American Time Use Survey, 78, 101, data coverage of special sectors, 148– 147, 150, 161 152 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 146 data on the self-employed, entrepreneurs household surveys, 142–144 and business gestation, 142–148 Read the entire page →
From page 182... ... See Births and deaths Employment & Earnings, 141 Deficiencies, principle of targeting, 4, 26 Employment History File, 134 Defining business units, 28–46 Employment statistics, 139–142 identifying births and deaths, 29–35 Current Employment Statistics, 140–141 identifying nascent businesses, 40–42 Current Population Survey, 28n, 40–41, producer dynamics, 37–40 59, 78, 98, 101, 140, 142–143, 150, for the purpose of measuring dynamics, 162 35–42 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Demographic surveys, 60–61 Program, 139, 141–142, 162 Denmark, 53, 70, 85 Enterprise Statistics Program, 67 Design principles, 47–53 Entrepreneurial activity, 38, 61, 92 managing respondent burden, 50–53 identifying, 78 recognizing and responding to multiple "screener" questions about, 60 user needs, 48–49 Entrepreneurs Dow Jones, Venture One, 153 data coverage of, 142–148 Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) , 7, 41, 70, 80, defining, 143 124, 129–130, 136, 139, 154, 167 Read the entire page →
From page 183... ... , 21–22 59, 78, 98, 101, 139–140, 142–143, Federal Reserve System, 18, 113 150, 162 recommendations for, 109 disadvantages of, 79 Federal Trade Commission, 35, 91 Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Financial Accounting Standards Board Activity, 143–144 (FASB) , 153 "virtual," 86 Financial data, 55, 153–154 Hurricane Katrina, 15n, 17, 22, 49, 94 Firm-level data, 66 Firms age of, 40 I corporations, 30 deactivation of, 32 Ideal business data system, 47–64 defining, 36 contents of, 57–60 employee businesses, 30 defining and tracking businesses over employee leasing, 81 time -- the business register, 53–57 new, 38 guiding design principles, 47–53 nonemployee businesses, 30 Ideal business register characteristics, 53–54 parent, 37 Ideal data collection characteristics, 57–64 partnerships, 30 contents of the ideal business data sole proprietorships, 30 system, 57–60 venture capital-sponsored, 41 how long a sample business should be Fixed panel surveys, 63 measured, 62–64 Flexibility, of business data sets, 46, 49 how to allocate the sample of business FOMC. Read the entire page →
From page 184... ... , 7, 41, 43, systemic deficiencies, 79–87 51, 70, 89, 104, 124, 126, 168 Lines of business, 30, 35 Business Master File, 33, 124, 149 Local Employment Dynamics program, 135 forms filed with, 144, 150 Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) , 14– Statistics and Income Division, 86 15, 70, 75–77, 110, 114, 165 Statistics of Income, 153, 168 Longitudinal data, 63, 135, 143 Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Longitudinal Database on Businesses, 110 Reform Act, 90 Longitudinal Employer-Household International Data Corporation, 152 Dynamics (LEHD) Read the entire page →
From page 185... ... , 91 P National drug codes, 54 National Employer Health Insurance Panel on Measuring Business Formation, Survey, 141n Dynamics, and Performance, 2, 16 National Establishment Time Series (NETS) , scope of study, 15–17 136 work of, 23–27 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (NLSY) Read the entire page →
From page 186... ... See Survey of Business Owners micro files from, 139 Scandanavia, 70 Quarterly Unemployment Insurance, 124 Scanner data, 64 Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) Read the entire page →
From page 187... ... system, 7, Statistical agencies, 10, 28–29, 43, 59, 65, 33, 43–44, 54, 72, 81, 127–128 93 United Kingdom (UK) , 52, 55–56 federal, 13–14, 64, 123 Business Data Linking Project, 57 Statistical Agencies: Proposed Consolidation HM Revenue and Customs, 51 and Data Sharing Legislation, 89 Office of National Statistics, 57 Statistical Efficiency Act, 91 Universal product codes, 54 Statistical Research Service (SRS) Read the entire page →
From page 188... ... , 70 Division, 48 Venture capital-sponsored firms, 41 Enterprise Statistics Program, 67 Venture Economics, 153 Integrated Longitudinal Business Venture One, 153 Database, 75–76, 96, 102, 110, 130– "Virtual households/businesses," 86 132, 135, 165 Longitudinal Business Database, 5, 14– 15, 70, 75–77, 110, 165 W Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics, 44, 54, 75–76, 83, 87, Walls and Associates, 136 102, 131, 134–136, 166 Web-based reporting, 104 Longitudinal Research Database, 131, "Work," defining, 147 164 Non-Employer Statistics, 127 X Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 14, 36, 77, 135–136 XBRL. See Extensible business reporting recommendations for, 5–7, 95–108, 110 language (XBRL) Read the entire page →

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... See American Community Survey program program Births and deaths, firm Administrative Conference, 88 administrative definitions, 33–35 Administrative data, building registers identifying, 29–35, 126, 131, 139 primarily from, 5, 70–71 legal and production-oriented concepts, Agency for Healthcare Research and 31–33 Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel BITS. See Business Information Tracking Survey, 141n Series Agricultural Resource Management Survey BLS.

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... , 33, 124, 149 Business creation Business owners, surveying, 99–100 data coverage of, 142–148 Business registers, 53–57 processes of, 69 building primarily from administrative Business Data Linking Project (UK) , 57 data, 70–71 Business data sets, 158–159 consistency and coverage, 69–74 Dun and Bradstreet, 167 data gaps in, 66 Federal Reserve Board, 167 effective data sharing, 55–57 flexibility of, 46, 49 ideal business register characteristics, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 53–54 Consortium, 168 linkages with existing surveys and Internal Revenue Service, 168 administrative data, 47 Kauffman Foundation, 169–170 unique business identifiers, 54–55 Small Business Administration, 170–171 Business start-ups.

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... , 67, 72, recommendation priorities and costs, 127 113–116 CPS. See Current Population Survey Data coverage of special sectors, 148–152 Credit reports, 67 Agricultural Resource Management Cross-sectional perspective, 36 Survey, 148–149 Current data collections electronic commerce, 151–152 business data sets, 158–159 nonprofit organizations, 149–151 business list-based sources of Data coverage of the self-employed, 142–148 longitudinal microdata, 130–136 American Community Survey, 41, 98, counting firms and cataloging essential 101, 147–148 characteristics, 124–130 American Time Use Survey, 78, 101, data coverage of special sectors, 148– 147, 150, 161 152 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, 146 data on the self-employed, entrepreneurs household surveys, 142–144 and business gestation, 142–148

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From page 182...

... See Births and deaths Employment & Earnings, 141 Deficiencies, principle of targeting, 4, 26 Employment History File, 134 Defining business units, 28–46 Employment statistics, 139–142 identifying births and deaths, 29–35 Current Employment Statistics, 140–141 identifying nascent businesses, 40–42 Current Population Survey, 28n, 40–41, producer dynamics, 37–40 59, 78, 98, 101, 140, 142–143, 150, for the purpose of measuring dynamics, 162 35–42 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Demographic surveys, 60–61 Program, 139, 141–142, 162 Denmark, 53, 70, 85 Enterprise Statistics Program, 67 Design principles, 47–53 Entrepreneurial activity, 38, 61, 92 managing respondent burden, 50–53 identifying, 78 recognizing and responding to multiple "screener" questions about, 60 user needs, 48–49 Entrepreneurs Dow Jones, Venture One, 153 data coverage of, 142–148 Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) , 7, 41, 70, 80, defining, 143 124, 129–130, 136, 139, 154, 167

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... , 21–22 59, 78, 98, 101, 139–140, 142–143, Federal Reserve System, 18, 113 150, 162 recommendations for, 109 disadvantages of, 79 Federal Trade Commission, 35, 91 Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Financial Accounting Standards Board Activity, 143–144 (FASB) , 153 "virtual," 86 Financial data, 55, 153–154 Hurricane Katrina, 15n, 17, 22, 49, 94 Firm-level data, 66 Firms age of, 40 I corporations, 30 deactivation of, 32 Ideal business data system, 47–64 defining, 36 contents of, 57–60 employee businesses, 30 defining and tracking businesses over employee leasing, 81 time -- the business register, 53–57 new, 38 guiding design principles, 47–53 nonemployee businesses, 30 Ideal business register characteristics, 53–54 parent, 37 Ideal data collection characteristics, 57–64 partnerships, 30 contents of the ideal business data sole proprietorships, 30 system, 57–60 venture capital-sponsored, 41 how long a sample business should be Fixed panel surveys, 63 measured, 62–64 Flexibility, of business data sets, 46, 49 how to allocate the sample of business FOMC.

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From page 184...

... , 7, 41, 43, systemic deficiencies, 79–87 51, 70, 89, 104, 124, 126, 168 Lines of business, 30, 35 Business Master File, 33, 124, 149 Local Employment Dynamics program, 135 forms filed with, 144, 150 Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) , 14– Statistics and Income Division, 86 15, 70, 75–77, 110, 114, 165 Statistics of Income, 153, 168 Longitudinal data, 63, 135, 143 Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Longitudinal Database on Businesses, 110 Reform Act, 90 Longitudinal Employer-Household International Data Corporation, 152 Dynamics (LEHD)

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From page 185...

... , 91 P National drug codes, 54 National Employer Health Insurance Panel on Measuring Business Formation, Survey, 141n Dynamics, and Performance, 2, 16 National Establishment Time Series (NETS) , scope of study, 15–17 136 work of, 23–27 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (NLSY)

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From page 186...

... See Survey of Business Owners micro files from, 139 Scandanavia, 70 Quarterly Unemployment Insurance, 124 Scanner data, 64 Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI)

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From page 187...

... system, 7, Statistical agencies, 10, 28–29, 43, 59, 65, 33, 43–44, 54, 72, 81, 127–128 93 United Kingdom (UK) , 52, 55–56 federal, 13–14, 64, 123 Business Data Linking Project, 57 Statistical Agencies: Proposed Consolidation HM Revenue and Customs, 51 and Data Sharing Legislation, 89 Office of National Statistics, 57 Statistical Efficiency Act, 91 Universal product codes, 54 Statistical Research Service (SRS)

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From page 188...

... , 70 Division, 48 Venture capital-sponsored firms, 41 Enterprise Statistics Program, 67 Venture Economics, 153 Integrated Longitudinal Business Venture One, 153 Database, 75–76, 96, 102, 110, 130– "Virtual households/businesses," 86 132, 135, 165 Longitudinal Business Database, 5, 14– 15, 70, 75–77, 110, 165 W Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics, 44, 54, 75–76, 83, 87, Walls and Associates, 136 102, 131, 134–136, 166 Web-based reporting, 104 Longitudinal Research Database, 131, "Work," defining, 147 164 Non-Employer Statistics, 127 X Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 14, 36, 77, 135–136 XBRL. See Extensible business reporting recommendations for, 5–7, 95–108, 110 language (XBRL)

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Index Pages 179-188

Index
Pages 179-188