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Working Paper No. 15 of 2007 on Development of Bonds Market: Kenya's Experience
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
Development of bonds market widens the financing options for firms
and enables the government to shift its domestic debt to longer-term
securities. However, development of bonds market requires that
certain conditions ...
Discussion Paper No. 15 of 2002 on Land Laws and Land Use in Kenya: Implications for Agricultural Development
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
Land is both a ‘social’ and economic asset. As an economic asset, land
works either as a financial tool or production tool. Land as a production
tool is essential in production of agricultural goods. At the same time,
land ...
Discussion Paper No. 14 of 2002 on the Decline in Primary School Enrolment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
Since independence in 1963, Kenya has invested substantial resources in education. For almost three successive decades, these investments and other government policies led to impressive gains in educational access at all ...
Discussion Paper No. 18 of 2002 on Impact of Institutional and Regulatory Frameworks on the Food Crops Subsector in Kenya: 1990-1999
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
This paper focuses on policy, institutional and regulatory reforms in the food
crops sub-sector: maize, wheat and rice. Reforms in this subsector were expected
to enhance market coordination and control, in addition to ...
Discussion Paper No. 17 of 2002 on Performance of Kenya's Wheat Industry and Prospects for Regional Trade in Wheat Products
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
Wheat is the second most important food crop in Kenya. Wheat production has
however declined over the years due to high production costs, high capital costs,
lack of credit for production, and the low level of ...
Discussion Paper No. 12 of 2002 on Predicting Household Poverty: A Methodological Note with a Kenyan Example
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
Identifying and measuring poverty require data on economic conditions of households and individuals. Such data are typically gathered through household surveys. Household surveys collect data on demographics, incomes, ...
Discussion Paper No. 20 of 2002 on Review of Government Policies for the Promotion of Micro and Smallscale Enterprises
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
The Micro and Smallscale Enterprises' (MSEs) sector in Kenya has grown tremendously over
the last two decades despite poor policy conceptualization and implementation in the sector.
However, this growth is characterized ...
Discussion Paper No. 19 of 2002 on Impact of Tourism on Environment in Kenya: Status and Policy
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
Tourism is a leading economic activity in Kenya, being the third largest foreign
exchange earner after tea and horticulture. Since the 1990s, particularly the
second half of the decade, Kenya’s tourism industry has faced ...
Discussion Paper No. 16 of 2002 on Better Understanding of the Kenyan Economy: Simulation from the KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2002)
Since the pioneering work of Tinbergen in the late 1930s, the use of macroeconomic models as vital instruments for policy analysis has gained
considerable interest. Based on historical behaviour of an economy, an ...
Discussion Paper No. 09 of 2001 on Determinants of Poverty in Kenya: Household-Level Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
Strategies aimed at reducing poverty need to identify factors that are strongly associated with poverty and that are amenable to modification by policy. This paper uses household-level data collected in 1994 to examine ...