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Discussion Paper No. 150 of 2013 on Determinants of Manufacturing Firm's Location in Kenyan Counties
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Establishment of manufacturing firms in a given location is expected to create
employment and reduce poverty. Kenyan counties are no exception; for them to
continuously address existing unemployment and high poverty ...
Discussion Paper No. 151 of 2013 on Dietary Diversity and Child Malnutrition in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Malnutrition in children below the age of five years is critical due to the
developmental requirements of that age. Dietary intake and diseases are the
immediate causes of malnutrition, which are influenced by food ...
Discussion Paper No. 144 of 2013 on Determinants of Private Car Ownership in Kenyan Households
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
In Kenya, policies in the transport sector largely support motorized transport at
the expense of Non-Motorized and Intermediate Modes of Transport (NMIMT).
These policies, together with the absence of vehicle retirement ...
Discussion Paper No. 160 of 2013 on Identity and Social Cohesion in Kenya: Linkage and Correlates
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Strategies aimed at enhancing social cohesion and reinforcing a “national
identity” need to identify factors that are strongly associated with social cohesion
as well as national attachment, and which are amenable to ...
Discussion Paper No. 155 of 2013 on Demand for Health Care in Kenya: The Effect of Health Insurance
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
The health of the general population has been a major concern of the Government
of Kenya since independence. There is evidence suggesting that positive health
outcomes can be achieved if health care is made broadly ...
Discussion Paper No. 152 of 2013 on Determinants of Informal Finance Use in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
The financial services sector plays a pivotal role in Kenya’s development
by providing better intermediation between savings and investments and
mobilization of capital required to implement Vision 2030 projects. ...
Discussion Paper No. 154 of 2013 on Analysis of Price Transmission for Selected Staple Food Commodities in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Markets play a primary role in facilitating forces of demand and supply to
interact such as through price adjustments across time and space. In many
developing countries such as Kenya, food markets are characterized by ...
Discussion Paper No. 158 of 2013 on The Role of Cash Transfers in Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Kenya.
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Cash transfers are important in relieving both the direct and opportunity costs
of utilizing public social services such as health and education. Cash transfers
have a direct effect on the welfare of poor households and ...