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Discussion Paper No. 168 of 2014 on Financial Deepening, Savings Mobilization and Poverty Reduction in Kenya

Obonyo, Geoffrey (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)

Kenya’s Vision 2030 identifies the financial sector as one of the key sectors, as it plays a key role in mobilizing savings that are necessary for economic development. Financial deepening accelerates economic growth through ...

Discussion Paper No. 17 of 2002 on Performance of Kenya's Wheat Industry and Prospects for Regional Trade in Wheat Products

Nyangito, Hezron; Ikiara, Moses; Ronge, Eric (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)

Wheat is the second most important food crop in Kenya. Wheat production has however declined over the years due to high production costs, high capital costs, lack of credit for production, and the low level of ...

Discussion Paper No. 174 of 2014 on Maize Supply Response to Climate Variability and Prices in Kenya

Kirui, Leonard Kipkemoi (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)

The study investigates the effect of climate variables and prices on maize supply in Kenya. Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedastic (ARCH) approach is used to determine the significance of risk due to climate ...

Discussion Paper No. 175 of 2015 on Implications of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) on Kenya

Muluvi, A. M.; Githuku, S.; Otieno, Manaseh; Onyango C. H. (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

This study sought to examine the economic implication of EPAs on Kenya by analyzing trade relations between Kenya and EU, the implications of EPAs on regional trade and other trade arrangements, and the welfare effects on ...

Discussion Paper No. 176 of 2015 on Access to Formal Finance: Constraints for Small and Medium Manufacturing Firms in Kenya

Ng’ang’a, Wilson (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

Small and Medium manufacturing firms are an integral sub-sector to the Kenyan economy. However, they have limited access to finance, which limits their growth. This paper examines the constraints of access to formal ...

Discussion Paper No. 177 of 2015 on Towards a Coordinated Security Approach between Private Security Firms and the Police Service in Kenya

Inoti, Pamela (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

Insecurity in Kenya has increased due to rising crime incidents and terror attacks. In response, the government has centred on, amongst other measures, additional police recruitment in an effort to increase the number ...

Discussion Paper No. 178 of 2015 on Barriers to Value Addition in "Omena" Fisheries Value Chain in Kenya

Muma, Mathew (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to value addition in “Omena” fisheries value chain and to analyze omena value addition for Suba sub-county in Homa Bay County. A barrier to value addition was defined as ...

Discussion Paper No. 179 of 2015 on A Fiscal Reaction Function for Kenya

Mutuku, Cyrus (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

This study sought to determine whether Kenya’s fiscal policy is on a sustainable path by estimating a fiscal reaction function. A fiscal reaction function is a rule derived from an inter-temporal government budget ...

Discussion Paper No. 18 of 2002 on Impact of Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks on the Food Crops Subsector in Kenya: 1990-1999

Nyangito, Hezron; Ndirangu, Lydia (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)

This paper focuses on policy, institutional and regulatory reforms in the food crops sub-sector: maize, wheat and rice. Reforms in this subsector were expected to enhance market coordination and control, in addition to ...

Discussion Paper No. 180 of 2015 on Kenya and the East Africa Monetary Union

Ng’eny, Kirwa Lelei (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

Kenya and other EAC member states are in the process of forming an EAC Monetary Union. Like other regional blocs with similar arrangement, the EAC has put in place macroeconomic convergence criteria. There are macroeconomic ...

Discussion Paper No. 181 of 2015 on Efficiency of Fish Farming under Economic Stimulus Programme in Kenya

Nduku, Tabitha (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

Fish is very important for food and nutrition security throughout the world. However, fish stocks from the natural sources in Kenya have been declining, making fish farming the only viable option to supplement fish supply. ...

Discussion Paper No. 182 of 2015 on the Effects of Climate Variability on Livestock Revenues in Kenya

Lagat, Philemon (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

This study examines the effects of climate variability on livestock in Kenya. It uses the Ricardian cross-sectional approach to measure the relationship between climate variability and revenue from livestock. Livestock ...

Discussion Paper No. 183 of 2015 on Supply Response of Kenya's Primary Exports to Price and Non-Price Factors: The Case of Coffee and Tea

Mugo, Priscilla Wanjiku (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

This paper sought to empirically estimate the export supply response of coffee and tea in Kenya. The export supply models for both coffee and tea exports were developed and estimated using the Nerlovian technique. The paper ...

Discussion Paper No. 184 of 2015 on Enhancing Road Infrastructure Development through Public Private Partnership in Kenya: A Comparative Analysis

Oguso, Alex (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)

Infrastructure development offers the main platform for attainment of the development objectives envisioned in Kenya’s Vision 2030. Bridging Kenya’s infrastructure finance gap, which is estimated at US$ 2.1 billion ...