Browsing 3. KIPPRA Research Publications by Issue Date
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Conference Proceeding No. 01 of 2000 on Report of the Proceedings of the AERC-KIPPRA World Trade Organization (WTO) Workshop
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2000)The Uruguay Round of the multilateral trade negotiations led to the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1994, with the mandate of fostering progressive liberalization of world trade in goods and services. ... -
Discussion Paper No. 05 of 2000 on Banking Sector Interest Rate Spread in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2000)A key indicator of financial performance and efficient is the spread between lending and deposit rates. If this spread is large, it works as an impediment to the expansion and development of financial intermediation. This ... -
Discussion Paper No. 07 of 2001 on Vision and Long-term Development Strategy for Kenya's Tourism Industry
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2000)This paper reviews tourism performance in Kenya in relation to the policy framework, focusing specifically on the absence of a shared vision and a long-term development strategy. Tourism is Kenya's third largest foreign ... -
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. 01 of 2000 on the Exchange Rate and the Interest Rate Differential in Kenya: A Monetary and Fiscal Policy Dilemma
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2000)The paper analyses the relationship between the real exchange rate and the real interest rate differential on one hand and the implications they have on portfolio capital flows on the other. It shows that the nominal ... -
Working Paper No. 03 of 2000 on a Review of Poverty and Anti-poverty Initiatives in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2000)Poverty in Kenya is caused by a number of factors, which include a high degree of inequality of income and production resources, inequality in the access to economic and social goods and services and in the participation ... -
Policy Paper No. 01 of 2000 on Policy and Legal Framework for the Tea Subsector and the Impact of Liberalization in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2000)Growth in tea production in Kenya has slowed in recent years. This slowdown is attributed partly to policy reforms in the industry, which reduced government control on providing production, processing and marketing ... -
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2001 on The KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model: A New Instrument for Policy Analysis and Forecasting
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)This brief provides a bird’s-eye view of the KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model (KTMM) and its importance in policy analysis. KTMM is built mostly along the now fairly standard lines of the aggregate demand aggregate supply ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2001 on Beer Excise Tax in Kenya: An Assessment
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)In Kenya, the excise tax on beer contributes a significant share to government revenue. The government is therefore interested in establishing the optimal excise tax rates for the different types of beer: lagers and ... -
Occasional Paper No. 01 of 2001 on Strengthening the Link Between Policy Research and Implementation
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2001)The specific purpose of this paper is to identify issues that can strengthen the link between policy research and implementation. This subject matter is the mind of many Africans, and especially in the minds of decision-makers ... -
Occasional Paper No. 02 of 2001 on Effective Private Sector Representation in Policy Formulation and Implementation
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2001)This paper highlights some of the key issues concerning the role of interest groups in policy formulation, with particular reference to the private sector. It shows that economic interest groups, as opposed to other groups ... -
Discussion Paper No. 09 of 2001 on Determinants of Poverty in Kenya: Household-Level Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)Strategies aimed at reducing poverty need to identify factors that are strongly associated with poverty and that are amenable to modification by policy. This paper uses household-level data collected in 1994 to examine ... -
Discussion Paper No. 11 of 2001 on Theoretical Base for the Kenya Macro Model: The KIPPRA-Treasury Macro Model
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)This paper provides a birds-eye view of the theoretical underpinnings of the KIPPRATreasury macroeconomic model. The model is built mostly along the now fairly standard lines of the aggregate demand–aggregate supply ... -
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 ... -
Discussion Paper No. 06 of 2001 on Beer Taxation in Kenya: an Assessment
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)In Kenya, excise taxes on beer contribute a significant share of government revenue. The government is therefore interested in establishing the optimal excise tax rates for the different types of beer-lager and stout. The ... -
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 ... -
Working Paper No. 01 of 2001 on Road Infrastructure Policies in Kenya: Historical Trends and Current Challenges
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2001)Development and maintenance of physical infrastructure are prerequisites for economic growth and poverty reduction, as they influence production costs, employment creation, access to markets, and investment. This paper ...
