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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 ...
Discussion Paper No. 86 of 2008 on Short Term Private Capital Flows and Real Exchange Rate in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2008)
Kenya's capital and financial account balance displays a sharp shift in external financing from official assistance to private capital
transfers in the 1990s. Whereas the capital account of the balance of payment reflects ...
Discussion Paper No. 81 of 2007 on Impact of Primary School Education Inputs and Outputs in Kenya: Empirical Evidence
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)
This paper examines a range of factors that determine primary school output (proxied by examination performance) with an aim of identifying the main inputs that are of policy relevance in the improvement of quality of ...
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. 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 ...
Discussion Paper No. 04 of 2000 on Delivery of Services to Smallholder Coffee Farmers and Impacts on Production Under Liberalization in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2000)
In a liberalized economy, provision of services in the agricultural sector, including financing of inputs, collection of produce, and processing and marketing of farmers' outputs, is a fundamental issue because it affects ...
Discussion Paper No. 03 of 2000 on a Review of Kenya's Current Industrialization Policy
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2000)
Industrialization has been embraced by many developing countries as a
means of achieving structural transformation of their economies. In Kenya,
the goal of industrialization has long been held as a strategy for ...
Discussion Paper No. 10 of 2001 on Kenya's Exchange Rate Movement in a Liberalized Environment: An Empirical Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2000)
With globalization has come increased emphasis on an outward- looking
and a market-oriented economy. Consequently, the 1990s were associated
with a greater degree of liberalization of the financial, foreign exchange ...
Discussion Paper No. 02 of 2000 on Macro Models of the Kenya Economy: a Review
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2000)
This paper critically reviews the existing Kenyan macroeconomic models,
identifying their strengths and weaknesses. It argues that there are major
weaknesses in the two existing models, MEPM and MELT3,
particularly their ...
Discussion Paper No. 08 of 2001 on Specifying and Estimating Partial Equilibrium Models for Use in Macro Models: a Road Map for the KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2001)
Formulating research questions and carrying out empirical analysis is not
an easy task. It is particularly difficult for practitioners in government
ministries, who are bogged down with the day-to-day running of the
ministry ...