Diplomatic representation structures aim at achieving several goals, among them, increasing export volumes and foreign direct investment (FDI). These structures within the Kenyan context include embassies, career ...

This study investigates the relationship between electricity consumption and output produced by the manufacturing sector in Kenya, while accounting for fixed investment, employment (labour), and prices of oil and ...

In Kenya, youth (age 18-34 years) has been facing employment challenges yet they are in their crucial stage of transitioning from dependence to self-reliance. They are also the majority in the country and are expected to ...

Health is postulated to be the greatest asset in any nation. However, majority of the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries experience adverse health outcomes and a manifest of poor household environmental characteristics. ...

The objective of this study is to map the tea value chain in Kenya, identify constraints that hinder the growth of the tea sector, determine employment creation potential of the tea sector, and finally determine sectoral ...

In an effort to increase access to effective anti-malaria drugs to the rural poor, the Kenyan government has partnered with a local nongovernmental organization to distribute the drugs free of charge using a micro-franchise ...

Several studies make different prior assumptions on the magnitude of factor shares and scale of production when accounting for economic growth. The initial Solow estimations, for instance, assumed a capital share of 0.3 ...

With the liberalization of exchange rate in most countries, policy makers have to contend with erratic movements in exchange rates in the short-run, causing exchange rate misalignments in the long run. Exchange rate ...

This study develops a theoretical general equilibrium model of the determination of the equilibrium long-run real exchange rates in a three-good open economy framework. Three economic agents are considered in the model: ...

Kenya’s bilateral exports were positively affected by its productive capacity, absorptive capacity of its trading partners, and Kenya’s increased involvement in regional integration. Progression of COMESA from Preferential ...