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Global Financial Crisis: Discussion Series
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 2009)This paper examines the effects (so far) of the global financial crisis, possible impacts and the scope and limitations of current policy responses in Kenya. It focuses on shocks at the national level; effects on investments, ... -
Have returns to education changed over time? Evidence from Kenya, 1978-1995
(School of Economics, 1999) -
Health development in Africa
(05-07-13)The aim of this paper is to provide a framework that national governments and international agencies can use to accelerate health development in Africa. It shows the respective roles of socioeconomic, political and medical ... -
Health economics for low-income countries
(Economic Growth Center, Yale University, 2007-05)Good health is a determinant of economic growth and a component of well-being. This paper discusses and synthesizes economic models of individual and household behavior, showing how they may be used to illuminate health ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Health Status in Africa: Intra - household Effects of Demographics, Wealth and User Fees”, University of Nairobi, CSAE
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2008) -
Health Systems Strengthening
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2010) -
The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country
(University of NairobiAgricultural Economics, 2011) -
Human Development in Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2010) -
Impact of Fiscal Policy on the Current Account of the Balance of Payment: a Case of Kenya 1973-2014.
(University of Nairobi, 2016) -
IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT PURCHASES ON GROWTH OF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2012)Our study set out to establish the determinants of growth of the local pharmaceutical industry in Kenya, measured in terms of employment levels. The focus of the study is primarily on the role of government purchases. We ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1977)This study represents an effort to investigate the trends in income distribution in Kenya since independence. A variety of indicators were used to test whether racial, interpersonal, Provincial and rural-urban inequalities ... -
Incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya: A long-term perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This paper seeks to measure and explain changes in incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya. It starts from a very long-term perspective covering the last century, but then focuses on a more detailed analysis of the ... -
Industrialisation in Kenya
(Nairobi: HeinemannSchool of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1988) -
Industry Competitiveness, Trade Prospects and Growth in Kenya and Uganda: The Kenya Component and Comparisons With Uganda
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1999) -
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. ... -
Interventions and Institutions: Experimental Evidence on Scaling UP Education Reforms in Kenya ” (with Tessa Bold, Mwangi Kimenyi and Justin Sandefur
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2012)