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Discussion Paper No. 31 of 2004 on Globalisation and the Labour Market in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2004)
This paper analyses the effect of globalisation on the labour market outcomes
in Kenya using micro datasets complemented with secondary data. The analysis
shows that during the economic reform period (1970s to 1990s), ...
Discussion Paper No.130 of 2012 on Job Search in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence from Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2012)
This study considers empirical evidence concerning job search behaviour
of non-working individuals in Kenya. The study uses data from a
nationally representative Labour Force Survey and discrete choice
models to analyse ...
Busia County Apprenticeship Training Policy 2020
(County Government of Busia, 2020)
A strong, dynamic, responsive, and empowered youth is critical in catalyzing and driving the transformations envisioned in the Constitution of Kenya 2010,The big four agenda of government (2018-2022) the Kenya Vision 2030 ...
Discussion Paper No. 275 of 2021 on Effect of Innovation on Employment Among Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)
Statistics available at the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provide evidence
that Kenya is struggling with high unemployment rates, an occurrence that is
likely to be aggravated by an expanding labor force as a ...
Discussion Paper No. 103 of 2009 on Youth Unemployment in Kenya: Its Nature and Covariates
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2009)
Unemployment among the youth is one of the major policy concerns of
the Government of Kenya, because it imposes costs on individual youth,
their families and the economy. Aware of this policy concern, this study
uses a ...
Discussion Paper No. 78 of 2007 on Employment Outcomes and Export Orientation of Firms in Kenya's Manufacturing Sector
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)
Kenya's manufacturing sector accounts for over 10 per cent of GDP. Intensification of trade liberalization reforms in the 1990s saw the share of exporting firms increase. This seems to have coincided with a rise in use of ...
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2020-2021 on Exploiting Job Creation Potential for Youth in Industries Without Smokestacks in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)
The Kenyan economy has over the last two decades experienced an upward trajectory in economic growth. The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) more than doubled from Ksh 2,150 billion in 2001 to Ksh 5,049 billion ...
Isiolo County Budget Review and Outlook Paper 2021
(County Government of Isiolo, 2021)
The 2021 County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) has been prepared against a background of expected global recovery after a slump in 2020 occasioned by the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The global economy ...
Laikipia County Internship Policy And Guidelines For The Public Service in Laikipia County 2020
(County Government of Laikipia, 2020)
The high rate of unemployment in Laikipia County has been a
source of great concern for policy makers in county government
and other key sectors. One of the contributing factors to this state
of affairs is the lack of ...
Working Paper No. 04 of 2001 on Education Indicators in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)
This paper looks at the education indicators and their trends, paying special
attention to variations across gender and regions. Although Kenya has made
an impressive achievement in the development of education since ...