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Impact of Tariff Liberalization on Economic and Social Benefits: Computable General Equilibrium Application to Kenya
(Wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/polp, 2024)This study employed computable general equilibrium policy simulations to examine the impact of tariff liberalization on socioeconomic outcomes including living standards, cost of living, gross domestic product (GDP) from ... -
Appraisal of Kenya’s excisable goods management system using interrupted time series analysis: A case of cigarettes and cigars excise tax revenue
(Elsevier, Science Direct, 2023)The government of Kenya introduced the Excisable Goods Management System (EGMS) in November 2013, which is a form of Track and Trace Systems (TTSs) for excisable goods, including cigarettes and cigars. This study appraised ... -
Firms’ use of formal and informal finance in coping with droughts and floods: experiences from Kenya
(The Climate and Development journal, 2023)This study analysed factors influencing firms’ use of formal and informal finance in coping with droughts and floods. It utilized a cross-sectional survey of 802 mostly Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in 27 counties ... -
Trade Agreements, Technical Regulations, and Standards: Competitiveness Implications for Kenyan Exporters to European Union
(The European Journal of Development Research, 2023)The European Union imports over 22.4% of total Kenyan exports and is market to over 51.3% of Kenya’s untapped export potential. However, there is a dearth of knowledge on how trade agreements, technical regulations, and ... -
Determinants of gendered participation in domestic trade: evidence from Kenya 2023
(Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2023)This paper examines how regulatory, owner-specific, firm-specific and support factors influence participation in domestic trade by Kenyan firms owned by men and women with a view to informing policy action. Data from the ... -
An Empirical Investigation of Inflation Dynamics in Kenya
(The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 2023)This study examined inflation dynamics in Kenya using quarterly data covering 2010Q1 to 2023Q1. The study employed the ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration to estimate the determinants of inflation in Kenya. ... -
Promoting Sustainable Environments through Urban Green Spaces: Insights from Kenya
(Sustainability Journal, 2023)Abstract: Kenya has experienced rapid population growth and urbanization in recent years leading to major changes in its natural environment. Urban infrastructure has a significant influence on carbon emissions and ... -
Impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on grain and fertilizer supply: Evidence from Kenya
(World Food Policy., 2023)This paper examines the impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on grain and fertilizer supply to Kenya as the sixth largest economy in Africa using the Regression Discontinuity estimator on monthly data spanning from January 2017 ... -
Does the Poverty Level Minimum Basket Adequately Inform the Scope of Governments’ Poverty Reduction Strategies?
(Journal of African Economies, 2023)Appropriately guided and implemented government interventions help in achieving the desired out-come. They complement the household budget in meeting their basic needs, allowing them to move to a higher satisfaction level. ... -
Households’ coping mechanisms with droughts and floods using finance, non‑finance and the social safety net measures: evidence from Kenya
(Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)This study analysed households’ use of formal and informal finance, non-finance livelihood diversification and the social safety net measures in coping with droughts and floods. It employed a cross-sectional survey of ... -
The determinants of domestic saving in Kenya
(United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research, 2022)The savings–growth nexus is widely acknowledged, both in policy and in the literature. But Kenya’s numerous policy initiatives to encourage savings mobilization are yet to yield the expected outcomes. This paper identifies ... -
Institutions and Export Performance: Firm Level Evidence from Kenya
(International Review of Economics, 2022)This study sought to examine how institutions shape export performance using Kenyan data. The left-censored random-effects Tobit and the random-effects Generalized Least Squares (GLS) estimators were applied on panel ... -
Teacher Differences in Beliefs and Perceptions About Sustainable Agriculture: Influence on the Teaching of High School Agriculture Curriculum
(Asian Social Science, 2022)The purpose of the study was to determine agriculture teacher differences in beliefs and perceptions about sustainable agriculture (SA) and the associations of these with the teaching of SA in the 12 states of the Midwest ... -
Domestic trade regulation and growth of wholesale and retail firms: evidence from Kenya
(Cogent Economics & Finance, 2022)The aim of this paper was to assess the effect of Kenya’s domestic trade regulations on the growth of wholesale and retail firms in Kenya. To achieve the study objective, the existing domestic trade regulatory framework ... -
Determinants of manufacturing firms’ Research and Development investments: evidence from Kenya
(Journal of Business and Socioeconomic Development, 2021)This study investigates effects of firm-level, sector-level and business environment factors on manufacturing firms’ Research and Development (R&D) investment decisions in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach – Panel Probit ... -
Food security and welfare changes under COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Impacts and responses in Kenya
(Global Food Security journal, 2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all Sub-Saharan economies through a multitude of impact channels. The study determines the medium-term macroeconomic outcomes of the pandemic on the Kenyan economy and links the results ... -
Does adoption of on-farm tree planting depend on Forest co-management? Evidence from selected Forest sites in Kenya
(ScienceDirect.com, 2021)Kenya’s forest sector operated without a formal forest policy until 1957 when White Paper No. 85 of 1957 was published, and which outlined ten principles on forest management: Reservation; protection; management; industry; ... -
Spatial Variation of Household Energy Consumption Across Counties in Kenya
(African Geographical Review, 2020)Kenya has reported a trajectory of success towards universal access to sustainable and modern energy sources over the past years. However, the discussion on the spatial variations of energy consumption is limited especially, ... -
Making it to the PhD: Gender and student performance in sub-Saharan Africa
(Plos One, 2020)Women’s underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) impedes progress in solving Africa’s complex development problems. As in other regions, women’s participation in STEM drops progressively ... -
Teacher Beliefs About Sustainable Agriculture: A Self-made Measurement Scale
(Asian Social Science, 2020)The study‟s purpose was to analyze the validity of the construct of a self-made Alternative-Conventional Agricultural Paradigm scale using the teacher population teaching high school agriculture in the North Central Region ...
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