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Households' Energy Preference and Consumption Intensity in Kenya
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2019)
There have been notable joint efforts from the private and public sectors in promoting households’ access to clean and efficient energy sources. Despite the noteworthy progress realized over the years, the consumption and ...
Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth: The Role of Regulatory Policies
(Journal of World Economic Research, 2013)
This paper investigates the relationship between international trade liberalization and economic growth with a focus on the role of regulatory policies in a selected sample of sixteen sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. ...
Effects of Financial Literacy on Individual Choices Among Financial Access Strands in Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Economics Research, 2016)
This paper investigates effects of financial literacy on individual choices among formal financial services, informal financial services, and complete financial exclusion in Kenya. The study employed cross-sectional analysis ...
Africa's Development Metamorphosis: Lessons from China
(Scholars Citech Research Organization, 2016)
China is a fast-growing world economy that has overtaken the United States of America. Africa has for a long time relied on donor funding and grants from Bretton woods institutions and Western countries to fund its development ...
Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers and Fiscal Capacity
(International Journal of Public Administration, 2016)
An intergovernmental fiscal transfer is an instrument used by governments to equalize fiscal capacity. However, with the large discrepancies in fiscal capacity among Local Authorities (LAs) in Kenya, it is evident that the ...
Impact of Foreign Direct Investment Volatility on Economic Growth on Kenya: EGARCH Analysis
(Science Publishing Group, 2014)
This study investigated the impact foreign direct investment volatility on growth in Kenya using time series data spanning 1970 to 2011. An endogenous growth model was estimated using the ordinary least squares to determine ...
Coastal Tourism and Economic Inclusion in Indian Ocean Rim Association States
(Global Economic Governance, 2018)
The inclusiveness of tourism development is coming under close academic and policy scrutiny, including in policy debates within the Indian Ocean region through the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). Coastal and marine ...
Discussion Paper No. 202 of 2018 on Foreign Direct Investment, Spillover Effects and Innovation: Experience from the Kenya Enterprise Sector
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
Globally, the role of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in promoting innovation
in the host economies has not been certain. Various studies have established
that the impact varies across countries depending on economical, ...
Discussion Paper No. 212 of 2018 on Empirical Estimation of Productivity and its Determinants in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
The Republic of Kenya has put labour productivity among its key objectives since independence. Studying labour productivity can have strong implications for economic growth and welfare. This study sought to contribute to ...
Discussion Paper No.211 of 2018 on Review of Government-Sponsored Youth Empowerment Programmes in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2018)
As the world embraces inclusive growth agenda where everyone’s contribution to economic growth and development is emphasized, the contribution of the youth cannot be ignored. However, over the years, the Kenyan youth has ...