Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 81
Discussion Paper No. 32 of 2004 on User Charges and Utilization of Health Services in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
This paper uses data from Kenya to examine the role of user charges and quality
of health services in determining the choice of healthcare providers. We find
that an increase in the price of public health services diverts ...
Discussion Paper No. 91 of 2008 on Determinants of Kenya's Fiscal Performance
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2008)
This study sets out to investigate the determinants offi scal balance in
Kenya. A model developed from three-gap analysis is used, together
with time series data for the period 1975 to 2006. The long run results
indicate ...
Discussion Paper No. 33 of 2004 on Poverty and Employment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
At the time of independence in 1963, the Government of Kenya identified
illiteracy, disease, ignorance and poverty as the main problems to be addressed
in the post-independence era. In spite of the antipoverty measures ...
Discussion Paper No. 36 of 2004 on Capital Requirements and Bank Behaviour in Kenya: Empirical Evidence
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)
This study analyses the impact of risk-based capital requirements on bank risk and capital levels. In the past, regulators placed much attention on increase in bank capital without much consideration of the corresponding ...
Discussion Paper No. 31 of 2004 on Globalisation and the Labour Market in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)
This paper analyses the effect of globalisation on the labour market outcomes
in Kenya using micro datasets complemented with secondary data. The analysis
shows that during the economic reform period (1970s to 1990s), ...
Discussion Paper No. 34 of 2004 on Sources and Determinants of Agricultural Growth and Productivity in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)
Agriculture is the most important sector in the Kenyan economy given its contribution to employment, foreign exchange, food, and its linkages with other sectors of the economy. Indeed, the sector’s performance directly ...
Discussion Paper No. 55 of 2006 on Financing of Secondary Education in Kenya: Costs and Options
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
This study examines the financing of secondary education in Kenya and explores possible financing options for the next ten years. This study uses data from various sources, including education trend statistics, the 2003 ...
Discussion Paper No. 65 of 2006 on Supporting MSEs to Access Public Procurement Market in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
Whereas market access remains a major growth factor, most MSEs in Kenya face formidable market-related constraints. Although the public procurement market is huge, estimated at 9.07 percent of GDP (or Ksh 71 billion), it ...
Discussion Paper No. 79 of 2007 on Sources of Economic Growth in Kenya: A Redux
(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
(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 ...