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Discussion Paper No. 70 of 2007 on Skills Needs, Availability and Competitiveness: A Case for Kenya

Onsomu, Eldah; Ngware, Moses; Manda, Damiano K. (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)

Kenya has put a lot of emphasis on human capital development as a way of facilitating economic growth. The link between human capital (skills) and growth is through high productivity and improved competitiveness. This ...

Discussion Paper No. 78 of 2007 on Employment Outcomes and Export Orientation of Firms in Kenya's Manufacturing Sector

Were, Maureen (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)

Kenya's manufacturing sector accounts for over 10 per cent of GDP. Intensification of trade liberalization reforms in the 1990s saw the share of exporting firms increase. This seems to have coincided with a rise in use of ...

Discussion Paper No. 79 of 2007 on Sources of Economic Growth in Kenya: A Redux

Kiringai, Jane; Wanjala, Bernadette (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)

Achieving and sustaining high levels of economic growth has been a primary focus for policy makers in post-independent Kenya. However, economic growth has been episodic, and achieving sustainable growth remains elusive. ...

Discussion Paper No. 84 of 2007 on Technical Efficiency of Kenya's Sugar Factories: An Agenda for Enhancing Competitiveness

Gicheru, Samuel; Waiyaki, Nicholas; Omiti, John (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)

This paper provides estimates of technical efficiency in Kenya sugar factories. It examines factors that affect technical efficiency by applying a stochastic production frontier approach over the period 1996-2005 using ...