This study has used micro data to analyse the effect of human capital externality on earnings and returns to education. The parameters of the earnings function are estimated using the ordinary least squares method. The ...

Tourism is a leading economic activity in Kenya, being the third largest foreign exchange earner after tea and horticulture. Since the 1990s, particularly the second half of the decade, Kenya’s tourism industry has faced ...

Since the pioneering work of Tinbergen in the late 1930s, the use of macroeconomic models as vital instruments for policy analysis has gained considerable interest. Based on historical behaviour of an economy, an ...

Land is both a ‘social’ and economic asset. As an economic asset, land works either as a financial tool or production tool. Land as a production tool is essential in production of agricultural goods. At the same time, land ...

Since independence in 1963, Kenya has invested substantial resources in education. For almost three successive decades, these investments and other government policies led to impressive gains in educational access at all ...

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 ...

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 ...

Identifying and measuring poverty require data on economic conditions of households and individuals. Such data are typically gathered through household surveys. Household surveys collect data on demographics, incomes, ...

The Micro and Smallscale Enterprises' (MSEs) sector in Kenya has grown tremendously over the last two decades despite poor policy conceptualization and implementation in the sector. However, this growth is characterized ...

With globalisation, export-led growth strategy has become a major focus for many countries including Kenya. Although there have been efforts towards diversification of the export sector, Kenya’s exports are still dominated ...