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Policy Brief No. 11 of 2007 on Effectiveness of Financial Sector Reforms in Promoting Domestic Private Investment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
The Kenyan government has over the last decade been implementing financial
sector reforms aimed at promoting private investment. The main focus of the
reforms was liberalization of interest rate and exchange rate, ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 4 No. 1, July-September 2011 on Unemployment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2011)
In many countries, long term
unemployment and underemployment
continue to soar.
The unemployment rate of youth
agl'd 15-24 in Kenya was 24% in
2005/6 compared to the overall
unemployment rate of 12.7%.
Under-employment ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 4 No. 2, January-June 2012 on An Assessment of Kenya's Financial Governance
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2012)
I /enya participated in a
IK pilot exercise leading
I \to the roll out of the
African Governance Outlook
(AGO), a new flagship report on
financial governance in Africa.
The report, which is a flagship
publication ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 5 No. 1, July-December 2012 on Addressing Food Price Volatility in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2012)
Kenya is a low-income country
with a GOP per capita estimated
at USS 775. Agriculture is a major
economic activity. Currently, one out
of every four Kenyans suffers from
chronic food insecurity and poor
nutrition. ...
Policy Monitor, Issue 1 No. 1, July-September 2003 on Improving Public Policymaking for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2003)
The much expected economic recovery has started to pick up albeit at
a slower pace than foreseen in the Government's Economic Recovery
Strategy for Wealth and Employment creation for this year. Economic
indicators ...
Discussion Paper No.173 of 2014 on Factors Determining Consumer Fraud Reporting in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)
This study examines the factors determining consumer fraud reporting in Kenya.
It presents cross-sectional evidence from data collected by the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime and KIPPRA in 2009/2010. Descriptive ...
Discussion Paper No.171 of 2014 on Analysis of Factors Determining Performance of Kenya's Manufactured Exports
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)
This paper examines the factors that influence the performance of Kenya's manufactured exports, and covers the period between 1980 and 2012. It focuses on domestic factors that affect production and participation of firms ...
Discussion Paper No. 174 of 2014 on Maize Supply Response to Climate Variability and Prices in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2014)
The study investigates the effect of climate variables and prices on maize supply
in Kenya. Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedastic (ARCH) approach is used
to determine the significance of risk due to climate ...
Discussion Paper No.169 of 2014 on the Sustainability and Macroeconomic Effects of the Public Sector Wage Bill in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)
The size of the public sector wage bill has been a central issue of concern to
the government recently. Management of the public wage bill is important for
overall budget sustainability more so because it the wage bill ...
Determinants of micro and small enterprises growth in Kenya
(Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2017)
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of investment climate and firm-specific variables on the growth of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Kenya. The paper utilized a cross-section survey data of 2,536 ...