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Discussion Paper No. 111 of 2010 on Economic Policy and Total Factor Productivity in Kenya.
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
Policy makers and development experts in many countries have had
to deal with a decision on exactly what sources of economic growth
they must target to achieve higher growth rates. Most development
practitioners and ...
Discussion Paper No. 122 of 2010 on Efficiency of the Financial Market Intermediation Process in Kenya: A Comparative Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
Interest rate margins have been used severally in literature to indicate the extent of financial sector repression and inefficiency. Wide interest margins are detrimental for savings mobilization and stifle investment ...
Discussion Paper No. 117 of 2010 on Liberalization of Services and Its Implications on Agricultural Trade in Eastern Africa Region
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
This study analyses the effects of services liberalization on trade in agricultural commodities within the East African Community (EAC). Intra-EAC trade flows in agricultural goods are examined, as the region is frequently ...
Discussion Paper No. 121 of 2010 on A Panel Data Analysis of the Determinants of Tourism Destination Competitiveness: Kenya and Compactor Countries in Africa
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)
This study analyzes the determinants of tourism destination competitiveness using panel data for the period 1980 to 2008, based on an augmented version of an empirical model by Craigwell (2007). The analysis is based on ...
Discussion Paper No. 157 of 2013 on Child Labour and Its Determinants in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
Child labour is a major policy concern in Kenya because it has implications that
persist over a child’s life cycle and across generations. This study examines the
levels of child labour participation across sectors and ...
Discussion Paper No. 156 of 2013 on Effects of Household Food Expenditure on Child Nutritional Status in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
This study examines the effect of household food expenditure on child nutritional
status in Kenya for children between 6 and 60 months. Household food budget
share is used instead of household food expenditure to capture ...
Discussion Paper No. 153 of 2013 on The Effect of Regional Integration on Net Inward Foreign Direct Investment Flow in East African Countries
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
This study investigates the effect of regional integration on Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) flow in EAC countries. It is based on a working hypothesis that
links integration to FDI. The model used was a variant of one ...
Discussion Paper No. 159 of 2013 on Poverty, Growth and Inequality Decomposition: A Household Survey Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)
This study mainly attempts to quantify the relative contribution of economic
growth and redistribution to poverty changes in Kenya. This is important for
policy since a prudent poverty reduction strategy needs to focus ...
Agricultural market access and dietary diversity in Kenya: Gender considerations towards improved household nutritional outcomes
(ScienceDirect.com, 2019)
Achieving food and nutritional security by all people at all times is a key development goal at the global, regional and national levels. To achieve access to sufficient safe food of acceptable quality at all times, gender ...
Spatial Variation of Household Energy Consumption Across Counties in Kenya
(African Geographical Review, 2020)
Kenya has reported a trajectory of success towards universal access to sustainable and modern energy sources over the past years. However, the discussion on the spatial variations of energy consumption is limited especially, ...