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Productivity, Technology and Innovation Survey Bahamas: 2013-2014

By Country Department Caribbean Group (VPC/CCB/CCB)

Overview

The Productivity, Technology and Innovation Survey Bahamas: 2013-2014 (PROTEQIN) provides firm-level microdata on the productivity, technological capabilities and innovation behavior of enterprises in the Bahamas. It is part of a broader effort, financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), to build comparable evidence on how firms in the Caribbean and Latin America invest in technology, adopt new practices and innovate.

To support analysis over time, the dataset brings together two firm-level surveys: the Enterprise Survey 2010 and the PROTEQIN (Productivity, Technology and Innovation) survey of 2014. The two files are designed so that they can be linked into a pseudo panel of firms, allowing researchers to study change at the firm level even where a strict longitudinal panel is not available.

The PROTEQIN program

PROTEQIN is a regional firm survey program that collects standardized information on innovation activities, technology adoption and productivity across participating Caribbean economies. Because the instrument is shared across countries, the Bahamas data can be analyzed on their own or compared with results from other PROTEQIN countries, supporting both national and cross-country research on private-sector development and competitiveness.

What the data contain

The dataset includes the firm-level survey files for the Bahamas in both CSV and Stata .dta formats, accompanied by data dictionaries describing the variables, an equivalency table, and technical documentation — including PROTEQIN metadata and a technical note on PROTEQIN and the associated regional data — together with the underlying questionnaires. These materials let analysts understand how variables are defined and how the surveys relate to one another.

Intended uses

The survey supports research on firm productivity, innovation and technology adoption; evaluations of private-sector and competitiveness policy; and teaching with real firm-level microdata. Access is open under the dataset's Creative Commons license; review the license terms, respect any confidentiality conditions on the microdata, and cite the dataset when reusing it (see the citation below).

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Metadata & use

Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/3vgmap3l
License Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO
Citation

Inter-American Development Bank (2016). Productivity, Technology and Innovation Survey Bahamas: 2013-2014. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/3vgmap3l
Published date 2016-09-13
Modified date 2026-10-02
Tags/Keywords Productivity Level · Technological Innovation
Language
  1. English
In Series Compete Caribbean Enterprise Datasets
Temporal coverage 2013-2014
Country
Bahamas
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Inter-American Development Bank
Data collection type Survey Data
Statistical type Cross-sectional Data
Data structure Structured Data
Data notes

What is the PROTEQIN survey?

PROTEQIN (Productivity, Technology and Innovation) is a regional firm-level survey program that collects standardized data on innovation, technology adoption and productivity across participating Caribbean economies, including the Bahamas.

What level are the data at?

The data are at the firm level, describing individual enterprises rather than aggregates, which makes them suitable for microeconomic analysis of productivity and innovation.

What years and surveys are included?

It combines the Enterprise Survey of 2010 with the PROTEQIN survey of 2014. The two are provided together so they can be linked into a pseudo panel of firms.

What is a pseudo panel and why is it provided?

A pseudo panel links two cross-sectional surveys so that change can be studied over time even without a strict longitudinal panel. The two datasets are structured to be combined for this purpose.

Who financed and produced the survey?

The survey was financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which also publishes the dataset as an open knowledge product.

What documentation is included?

The dataset includes PROTEQIN metadata, a technical note on PROTEQIN and the associated regional data, an equivalency table, data dictionaries, and the questionnaires, alongside the survey files in CSV and Stata .dta.

Can the Bahamas data be compared with other countries?

Yes. Because PROTEQIN uses a shared instrument across participating Caribbean economies, the Bahamas data can be compared with results from other PROTEQIN countries for cross-country analysis.

What can researchers study with this dataset?

Typical uses include analysis of firm productivity, innovation and technology adoption, evaluation of private-sector and competitiveness policy, and teaching with real firm-level microdata.

Under what license can I use the data?

The dataset is released under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO license. Review the license at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ and respect any confidentiality conditions on firm-level microdata.

How do I cite this dataset?

Cite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (2016). Productivity, Technology and Innovation Survey Bahamas: 2013-2014. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/3vgmap3l

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