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Discussion Paper No.173 of 2014 on Factors Determining Consumer Fraud Reporting in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)
This study examines the factors determining consumer fraud reporting in Kenya.
It presents cross-sectional evidence from data collected by the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime and KIPPRA in 2009/2010. Descriptive ...
Discussion Paper No.171 of 2014 on Analysis of Factors Determining Performance of Kenya's Manufactured Exports
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)
This paper examines the factors that influence the performance of Kenya's manufactured exports, and covers the period between 1980 and 2012. It focuses on domestic factors that affect production and participation of firms ...
Discussion Paper No.169 of 2014 on the Sustainability and Macroeconomic Effects of the Public Sector Wage Bill in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)
The size of the public sector wage bill has been a central issue of concern to
the government recently. Management of the public wage bill is important for
overall budget sustainability more so because it the wage bill ...
Discussion Paper No. 127 of 2011 on The Effect of Infrastructure on Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2011)
This study investigates the effect of infrastructure on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Kenya from 1980-2008. An index of infrastructure was constructed using sub-indicators from energy, transport and communication ...
Discussion Paper No. 123 of 2010 on Contractionary Monetary Policy Effects on Aggregate Income when Exchange Rates Overshoot in Kenya: a Policy Paradox?
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
With the liberalization of the exchange rate market in Kenya, it is expected that contractionary monetary policy meant to reduce inflation will lead to exchange rate overshooting. Exchange rate overshooting on the other ...
Discussion Paper No. 120 of 2010 on Production Risk and Farm Technology Adoption in Rain-Fed Maize Production in Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
This study provides empirical evidence of technology adoption and the effects of production risk on it among smallholder farmers, using cross-sectional data collected from semi-arid districts in Kenya (Machakos and Taita ...
Discussion Paper No. 114 of 2010 on Determinants of Regional Disparity in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
Regional disparity is still a key development challenge in Kenya,
despite government efforts to reduce it since independence. Given that
regional production defines the relative state of a region’s welfare,
this study ...
Discussion Paper No. 115 of 2010 on The Economics of Land Control Boards in Kenya.
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
The paper develops a simple model of a landowner seeking the consent
of Land Control Board (LCB). The model is based on the tradeoffs
between the benefi ts and the cost of acquiring the consent. In the model,
the landowner ...
Discussion Paper No. 119 of 2010 on Ndung'u Report on Land Grabbing in Kenya: Legal and Economic Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
Land grabbing is one of the past injustices that the Constitution of
Kenya 2010 and Sessional Paper No. 3 on National Land Policy of
2009 recommended for immediate attention. It is a post-independence
phenomenon which ...
Discussion Paper No. 116 of 2010 on To Convert or Conserve the Yala Wetland: an Economic Valuation
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
Yala wetland is one of the major wetlands in Kenya that not only
supports a huge species of ecosystem, but also acts as a reservoir to
Lake Victoria fisheries. Also, the swamp supports livelihood of the
community by the ...