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Discussion Paper No. 167 of 2014 on Stimulating Supply of Residential Housing for Low Income Earners in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)
The need to have shelter is indispensable to humanity and is classified among the
top three basic needs. However, increase in population, scarcity of fixed assets
such as land, escalating house prices, and the rising ...
Discussion Paper No. 179 of 2015 on A Fiscal Reaction Function for Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2015)
This study sought to determine whether Kenya’s fiscal policy is on a sustainable
path by estimating a fiscal reaction function. A fiscal reaction function is a rule
derived from an inter-temporal government budget ...
Discussion Paper No 250 of 2020 on Has Kenyan Growth Been Inclusive? Examining Employment Intensity of Sectoral Output
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2020)
Debate has emerged about inclusivity of Kenya’s economic growth with constant concerns on its ability to create adequate employment for the ever-increasing number of job seekers. While it is strongly believed that ...
Discussion Paper No. 124 of 2011 on Poverty, Growth and Income Inequality in Kenya: a SAM Perspective
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2011)
This study seeks to highlight the levels of income inequality in Kenya and its implications on various policy options targeted at reducing poverty. The 2003 Kenya SAM is used to develop a multiplier simulation model, which ...
Discussion Paper No. 95 of 2008 on Transient and Chronic Poverty in Kenya: Correlates and Trends
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2008)
The pattern of poverty incidence in Kenya has changed over time, with some households moving in and out of poverty while others or their descendants have remained in poverty for decades. Rural poverty, for instance, increased ...
Discussion Paper No. 71 of 2008 on Does Adoption of Improved Maize Varieties Reduce Poverty? Evidence from Laikipia and Suba Districts in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2008)
Adoption of technologies that increase farm yields is a prerequisite for poverty alleviation in agrarian societies. However, the link between adoption of improved varieties and poverty reduction is not well understood or ...
Discussion Paper No. 64 of 2006 on Participatory Prioritization of Issues in Smallholder Agricultural Commercialization in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2006)
Participation in commercial agriculture has considerable potential for improving the livelihoods of many smallholder farmers. However, numerous constraints hamper their efforts in market-oriented production. This study ...
Policy Brief No. 21 of 2020-2021 on Kenya in the Covid-19 Era: Fast-Tracking Recovery and Delivery of the "Big Four" Agenda
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)
This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic
Report (KER) 2021. The theme of the Kenya
Economic Report 2020 is Kenya in COVID-19
Era: Fast-Tracking Recovery and Delivery of the “Big
Four” Agenda. The theme was ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 7 No. 1, July-December 2014 on Improving public policy making for economic growth and poverty reduction
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)
With the many
cases of
insecurity that
have plagued
Kenya in the recent past, a
number of articles in this
issue of the Policy Monitor
address various aspects of
insecurity and what the
government can do to
stop ...
Special Paper No. 33 of 2022 on Sustaining Momentum for Achieving the Kenya Vision 2030: A Review of the Status of Implementation of the Flagship Projects
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2022)
Kenya attained relatively higher growth rates during the Medium-Term Plan
(MTP) II than during the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment
Creation (ERS-WEC) and MTP I phases. Economic growth averaged 5.5 ...