Browsing 3. KIPPRA Research Publications by Issue Date
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Conference Proceeding No. 02 of 2002 on the Report of the Proceedings of the International Conference on Finance and Development: Evidence and Policy Issues
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2002)A lot of research has been done in finance and development with the aim of establishing the direction of causality. This effort has been necessitated by the fact that important links exist between finance and ... -
Special Report No. 03 of 2002 on Policy Timeline and Time Series Data for Kenya: an Analytical Data Compendium
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)There have been various efforts at publishing an extended time series of data for Kenya. These efforts have had a dual aim. First was to make available, in one convenient location, data that would otherwise need to be ... -
Occasional Paper No. 03 of 2002 on Agriculture, Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)Reducing poverty is a primary focus of public policy in most developing countries, a fact that is underscored by the recent emphasis on the formulation of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) by African governments, ... -
Occasional Paper No. 04 of 2002 on Post-Doha African Challenges in the Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)The World Trade Organization agreements on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) present various challenges and opportunities for sub-Saharan African countries to expand ... -
Policy Monitor, Issue 1 No. 2, October-December 2003 on Building and Construction Yet to Provide Impetus to Economic Recovery
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)One of the Government of Kenya's policy objectives is to put in place sound macroeconomic policies to achieve economic and social targets. Fiscal and monetary policies are two instruments, among others, whose design ... -
Policy Monitor, Issue 1 No. 1, July-September 2003 on Improving Public Policymaking for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)The much expected economic recovery has started to pick up albeit at a slower pace than foreseen in the Government's Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment creation for this year. Economic indicators ... -
Working Paper No. 09 of 2003 on Regional Integration Study of East Africa: The Case of Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)This study evaluates the costs and benefits of the East African Community Customs Union to Kenya. In particular, the study assesses the potential impact (to Kenya) of removing tariffs on intra-EAC trade and establishing a ... -
Working Paper No.10 of 2003 on Costs and Benefits of Eliminating Child Labour in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2003)The International Labour Organization approximates that about 250 million children worldwide are involved in child labour, with most children working under harmful conditions; that is in circumstances that are detrimental ... -
Working Paper No. 08 of 2003 on Developing a Revival Strategy for Kenya's Cotton-Textile Industry: A Value Chain Approach
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)This study was motivated by the huge potential of Kenya’s cotton-textile sector in poverty reduction, its unprecedented decline since the second half of the 1980s and the market opportunities offered by African Growth and ... -
Discussion Paper No. 29 of 2003 on What Defines Liquidity of the Stock Market? The Case of the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)Liquidity of the stock market is vital if the market is to play a significant role in the development by facilitating mobilisation of long-term capital. During the revitalisation period, a lot of efforts have been made ... -
Discussion Paper No.28 of 2003 on Alternative Methodologies for Measuring Kenya's Potential Output and Output Gap
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2003)Measuring thelevelof an economy's potential output and output gap is essential in identifying a sustainable non-inflationary growth and in assessing appropriate macroeconomic policies. The estimation of potential output ... -
Discussion Paper No. 30 of 2003 on Bank Portfolios and Bank Earnings in Kenya: An Econometric Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)This paper examines how bank earnings are affected by the bank’s choice of investment portfolios. It reveals that bank earnings increase with loans and advances, placements in other banking institutions, and government ... -
Discussion Paper No. 24 of 2003 on Prospects of Kenya's Clothing Exports under AGOA after 2004
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)After unprecedented decline in Kenya’s cotton-textile-apparel industry since the early 1990s, substantial interest in its revival has emerged. This interest has largely been stimulated by the market opportunity presented ... -
Discussion Paper No. 25 of 2003 on Agricultural Trade Reforms in Kenya Under the World Trade Organization Framework
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)The agricultural sector in Kenya has shown mixed performance with the onset of liberalization of the Kenyan economy. Under liberalization policies of the structural adjustment programs (SAPS), agricultural monopolies ... -
Discussion Paper No. 27 of 2003 on Development of the Nairobi Stock Exchange: A Historical Perspective
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)This paper explores the evolutionary process of the stock market in Kenya and identifies the institutional and policy changes that have shaped the development pattern of the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). A historical ... -
Discussion Paper No. 26 of 2003 on Measuring and Analysis Agricultural Productivity in Kenya: a Review of Approaches
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)Concern is rising about the performance of the agricultural sector in Kenya given that it is the backbone of the country’s economy. The issue of particular concern is the declining productivity that has been associated ... -
Policy Brief No. 2 of 2004 on Fiscal Strategies and Poverty in Kenya: Agenda for Reform
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)Historically, Kenya’s development policy has combined the objectives of economic growth with equity and poverty reduction. Although there were improvements in social welfare indicators in the late 1980s, these achievements ... -
Policy Brief No. 6 of 2004 on Role of Agricultural Policy Reforms in Poverty Reduction in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)This policy brief is based on a study on the Role of agricultural policy reforms in poverty reduction: Implication for economic recovery strategy for wealth and employment creation. The aim of the study is to contribute ... -
Policy Brief No. 9 of 2004 on a Review of Policy Options for Poverty Reduction in Kenya.
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)Poverty in Kenya is multidimensional and widespread among all socio-economic groups. It manifests itself in deprivation, isolation, alienation, insecurity and despondency. Low-income poverty manifests itself in the form ... -
Policy Brief No. 7 of 2004 on Education and Child Labour in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)This policy brief is based on a study on Education and child labour in Kenya. The study investigates the child labour-schooling trade-off owing to the fact that those children who are not in school end up in child labour. ...
