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Discussion Paper No. 72 of 2007 on a 2003 Social Accounting Matrix for Kenya: Methodological Note
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
A Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) is a consistent data framework that captures information contained in the national income and product accounts and the input-output table, as well as the monetary flows between institutions. ...
Discussion Paper No. 14 of 2002 on the Decline in Primary School Enrolment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
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 ...
Discussion Paper No. 18 of 2002 on Impact of Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks on the Food Crops Subsector in Kenya: 1990-1999
(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. 17 of 2002 on Performance of Kenya's Wheat Industry and Prospects for Regional Trade in Wheat Products
(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. 12 of 2002 on Predicting Household Poverty: A Methodological Note with a Kenyan Example
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
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, ...
Discussion Paper No. 20 of 2002 on Review of Government Policies for the Promotion of Micro and Smallscale Enterprises
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
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 ...
Discussion Paper No. 09 of 2001 on Determinants of Poverty in Kenya: Household-Level Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
Strategies aimed at reducing poverty need to identify factors that are strongly associated with poverty and that are amenable to modification by policy. This paper uses household-level data collected in 1994 to examine ...
Discussion Paper No. 05 of 2000 on Banking Sector Interest Rate Spread in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2000)
A key indicator of financial performance and efficient is the spread between lending and deposit rates. If this spread is large, it works as an
impediment to the expansion and development of financial intermediation. This ...
Discussion Paper No. 22 of 2002 on Analysis of Kenya's Export Performance: An Empirical Evaluation
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
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 ...
Discussion Paper No. 11 of 2001 on Theoretical Base for the Kenya Macro Model: The KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
This paper provides a birds-eye view of the theoretical underpinnings of the KIPPRATreasury
macroeconomic model. The model is built mostly along the now fairly standard
lines of the aggregate demand–aggregate supply ...