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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 ...
Discussion Paper No. 92 of 2008 on Assessing Oil Vulnerability: Key Indicators and Policy Options
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2008)
Petroleum products are a key source of commercial energy in Kenya. The economic impacts of first and second oil shocks of the 1970s and current volatile crude oil prices have pushed supply vulnerability to the top of energy ...
Discussion Paper No. 13 of 2002 on Human Capital Externalities and Returns to Education in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
This study has used micro data to analyse the effect of human capital
externality on earnings and returns to education. The parameters of the
earnings function are estimated using the ordinary least squares method.
The ...
Policy Brief No. 5 of 2004 on Corruption, Firm Growth and Export Propensity: Findings from Kenyan Manufacturers
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
Surveys of manufacturing firms over the last decade have shown that business persons based in Kenya view corruption as a major hurdle to corporate pursuit. Other governance-related surveys have also concluded that Kenya ...
Discussion Paper No. 83 of 2008 on Scaling-up Domestic Support for Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2008)
Despite prospects for recovery of the agricultural sector in Kenya, there are a myriad of constraints and challenges. Among these are spiralling prices of key agricultural inputs such as fertilizer and energy, political ...
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2006 on Using Social Budgeting to Improve the Budgetary Process in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
For a long time in Kenya, the budget has focused more on achieving macroeconomic targets .
Despite being participatory in design, the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)
approach implemented since the year 2000 is ...
Policy Brief No. 09 of 2007 on Explaining Chronic Poverty in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
Chronic poverty can be defined in terms of the duration households are trapped in poverty. The
chronically poor are those who are always poor, or usually living below the poverty line. The
chronic poor suffer persistent ...
Policy Brief No. 17 of 2006 on the Future of Monetary Policy Regime in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
Monetary policy is one of the key macroeconomic policy tools that are used to influence
macroeconomic variables by regulating monetary aggregates and/or terms and availability of
credit in the economy. Its implementation ...
Policy Brief No. 01 of 2004 on Vision and Long Term Development Strategy for Kenya's Tourism Industry
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
The capacity of the
country to offer luxury
tourism has been largely
compromised
crowding, over-development
of facilities, competition for
tourists, insecurity, poor infrastructure in general, and
environmental ...