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Agriculture and structural adjustment in Kenya
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Import demand elasticities and stability during trade liberalization: a case study of Kenya
(School of Economics, 1993)This paper utilizes an error correction model to estimate demand elasticities for aggregate imports and components in Kenya over 1964-91. The results show the short-run relative price and real income aggregate import demand ... -
A dynamic model of inflation for Kenya 1974 - 1996
(University of Gothenburg, Department of EconomicsDepartment of Economics, University of Nairobi,, 1997)This paper develops an error correction model with the aim of analysing the behaviour of prices in Kenya during 1974 -1996. In estimating the model, we first test for cointegration in the money and foreign exchange markets, ... -
Kenya's Agricultural Policy And Sector Performance: 1964 To1996
(Agricultural Economics, 1998-10)T his paper reviews agricultural policy and the performance of the sector in Kenya for the period 1964 to 1996. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to learn from history: to identify the weak and strong points of ... -
A strategic framework for using Japanese official for using Japanese official development assistance development assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1999)Foreign aid in Africa is at a crisis stage. The economic literature is divided on usefulness of aid in Africa, and some research in this area has argued for its curtailment, falling short of recommending cancellation. ... -
Industry Competitiveness, Trade Prospects and Growth in Kenya and Uganda: The Kenya Component and Comparisons With Uganda
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1999) -
Revealed Comparative Advantage and Export Propensity in Kenya
(Department of economics, university of Nairobi, 1999)This discussion paper is released under IPAR’s research and policy activities in the Private Sector Development programme. Discussion papers disseminate results and reflections from on-going research activities of the ... -
Have returns to education changed over time? Evidence from Kenya, 1978-1995
(School of Economics, 1999) -
Health seeking behaviour in the reform process for rural households: The case of Mwea division, Kirinyaga district, Kenya
(African Economic Research ConsortiumSchool of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1999-03)Cost sharing resulted in a drop in the use of public health facilities in Kenya. But, these facilities continued to take a high priority among the other alternatives when sickness befell. Shifts across the facilities ... -
A review of Kenya's public sector
(African Academy of SciencesSchool of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
Are Formal And Informal Small Firms Really Different?
(Department of economics, university of Nairobi, 2000)Although informal establishments dominate the small firm-segment in Kenyan manufacturing, there are also formal companies with distinct characteristics. Informal firms are younger, less capital-intensive, almost never ... -
Informality, Ethnicity And Productivity: Evidence From Small Manufacturers In Kenya
(School of Economics, 2000)A rapidly increasing share of firms in Kenya consists of not only small but also informal establishments. This paper investigates the role of ethnicity and other factors in the choice of formality status at start-up. ... -
A Review of the First Decade of Kenya's Export Processing Zones, 1990-2000
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Kenya's Trade in Services: should the Country Fully Liberalize?: services in the International Economy
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Health maintenance by workers in rural and urban production structures
(University of Nairobi, 2001)The paper explores some interactions between production environment and health maintenance by workers in developing countries. We argue that rural occupations, being less highly specialized than occupations in urban ... -
Micro-level Institutions & Enterprise Productivity: Insights From Kenya's Small Business Sector
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2001)This paper explores the impact of micro-level institutions on enterprise performance by applying descriptive and econometric analysis on data extracted from a baseline survey of micro and small-scale enterprises in Kenya. ... -
Incentive structure and efficiency in the Kenyan civil service
(University of Nairobi,College of humanities and social sciences,, 2001)Kenya’s civil service expanded rapidly after independence, becoming by far the largest in East Africa. Following economic decline since the 1980s, however, it became difficult for the government to sustain a large and ... -
Service Sector Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Kenya
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2001) -
An empirical analysis of interest rate spread in Kenya
(2001)Financial reform predicts achievement of efficiency in the intermediation process and reduced transaction costs, which is proxied by a narrowing wedge between the lending and deposit rates. Kenya’s experience shows a ...