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Tariffs and Rules of origin Options for Kenya Horticulture in EPA Negotiations
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Private Sector Investment in Education and Training: A Case of Tertiary Education in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2005-12)
This paper assesses the current status of private sector
participation in education investment and
makes
policy recommendations. A cross-sectional research d
esign was used in this
study.
An
in-depth
descriptive ...
Private Sector Investment in Primary and Secondary Education in Kenya: Issues, Challenges and Recommendations
(University of Nairobi,, 2007-12)
Although many governments are committed to implementing
education goals, including Education for All (EFA) and Universal
Primary Education (UPE), they are constrained by availability of
resources. Private sector involvement ...
Family Background, Education and Earnings in Kenya
(GUPEA, 2002)
This paper uses data collected in 2000 to first estimate OLS and ordered probit models to measure correlation between family background and workers' education. Then, human capital earnings functions are estimated to examine ...
Trade Union membership and earnings in Kenyan manufacturing firms
(2001-05)
This paper analyses the effect of trade unions on earnings in Kenyan manufacturing using a switching regression model, which takes into account endogeneity of union status of workers. In contrast to earlier studies of the ...
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 ...
Are Formal And Informal Small Firms Really Different?
(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 ...
Micro-level Institutions & Enterprise Productivity: Insights From Kenya's Small Business Sector
(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. ...
The Dynamics of Returns to Education in Kenyan and Tanzanian Manufacturing
(EconWPA, 2009-09)
The returns to education remain a central concern for development policy. In developed countries there is evidence that the returns to education have been rising.Evidence for changes over this period for developing countries ...
Informality, Ethnicity And Productivity: Evidence From Small Manufacturers In Kenya
(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. ...