Research Papers: Recent submissions

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    • Determinants of poverty in Kenya: a household level analysis 

      Alemayehu, Geda; de Jong, Niek; Mwangi, Samson Kimenyi; Mwabu, Germano (School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2005-01)
      Strategies aimed at poverty reduction need to identify factors that are strongly associated with poverty and that are amenable to modification by policy. This article uses household level data collected in 1994 to examine ...

    • Policy advice during a crisis 

      Mwangi, Samson Kimenyi; Mwabu, Germano (School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2005-09)
      Good policy making is an art. It involves a substantial element of personal judgement about risks and consequences of alternative courses of actions and decisions. It is also a science because it requires systematic gathering ...

    • The Dynamics of Returns to Education in Kenyan and Tanzanian Manufacturing 

      Soderbom, Mans M.; Teal, Francis John; Wambugu, Anthony; Kahyarara, Godius (EconWPASchool of Economics, University of Nairobi, 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 ...

    • Trade Union membership and earnings in Kenyan manufacturing firms 

      Manda, Damiano Kulundu; Bigsten, Arne (School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 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 ...

    • Monetary policy in Kenya, 1967-88 

      Killick, Tony; Mwega, F. M. (Overseas Developement InstituteSchool of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1990)
      ODI Working Papers present in preliminary form work resulting from research undertaken under the auspices of the Institute. Views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ODI. Comments ...

    • Real interest rates and the mobilization of private savings in Africa: a case study of Kenya 

      Mwega, Francis M.; Ngola, S. M.; Mwangi, N. (African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1990)
      "The objective of this paper is to test the hypothesis that real interest rates have a significant positive impact on financial and non financial saving in Kenya, which in turn support a higher level of investment. This ...

    • Import demand elasticities and stability during trade liberalization: a case study of Kenya 

      Mwega, Francis M. (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 ...

    • Applied Epidemiology Training: A Key Component of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) 

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC); Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI (Centers for Disease Control and PreventionSchool of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2013-01)
      In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with support from the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) began an applied epidemiology training component within the Medical Education ...

    • An Analysis of the Planning and Implementation of HIVand AIDS Communication Interventions by NGOs in Kenya 

      Kiai, Wambui (Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, 2009-11)
      This study investigated whether organisations involved in HIVand AIDS education have integrated effective communication planning and implementation processes in their interventions. The study's overall objective was to ...

    • The epidemiology and control of gastrointestinal nematode infections of goats in Kathiani division, if Machakos district, Kenya 

      Waruiru,Robert M (University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology & Parasitology, 2004)
      A survey of gastrointestinal nematode infections of goats reared under extensive grazing conditions was conducted for 18 months on 4 farms in Kathiani Division of Machakos District, Kenya. The survey was based on monthly ...

    • African Copyright and Access 2 Knowledge Country Report: Kenya 

      Ouma, Marisella; Sihanya, Ben (Shuttleworth Foundation, Cape TownSchool of Law, 2009)
      The two main hypotheses tested by this research were: that the copyright environment in Kenya is not at present maximising access to learning materials; and that the copyright environment can be changed in order to ...

    • Use of Lactobacillus strains to start cassava fermentations for Gari production 

      Huch, Née Kostinek M; Hanak, A; Specht, I; Dortu, C M; Thornart, P; Mbugua, S; Holzapfel, W H; Hertel, C; Franz, C M (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008-12)
      Two Lactobacillus strains, Lactobacillus plantarum BFE 6710 and Lactobacillus fermentum BFE 6620, were used to start cassava fermentations in a pilot study under field production conditions in Kenya, to determine their ...

    • Unrecorded Cross-Border Trade Between Kenya and Uganda Implications for Food Security 

      Ackello-Ogutu, Chris (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1997-07)
      Regional trade initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa have in the past encountered various kinds of difficulties but the countries have not been deterred from exploring new ways of fostering economic development through ...

    • Impact of Agricultural Trade and Related Policy Reforms on Food Security in Kenya 

      Nyangito, H O; Nzuma, J; Ommeh, H; Mbithi, Mary (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)
      Kenya’s agricultural sector has undergone various changes emanating from policy reforms over the years. These reforms, which occurred from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, were aimed at reducing government involvement ...

    • Provision and Use of Family Planning in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Kenya 

      Gichuhi, Agnes Wanjiru (Department of Population Studies And Research Institute, University of Nairobi, 2004-02)
      This report from the POLICY Project documents a study which explored how family planning is being implemented in Kenya in the context of high HIV prevalence. The study involved discussions with providers, family planning ...

    • Local level economic initiatives in Nairobi 

      Kinyanjui, Mary Njeri (Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2005)
      In this paper an attempt is made to document how small-scale garment producers and retailers organize and relate with each other at a local level in Nairobi. The activities reflect an entrepreneurial endeavor characterized ...

    • Economic Analysis of Crossbreeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Conceptual Framework and Kenyan Case Study 

      Karugia, J T; Mwai, O A; Kaitho, R; Drucker, A G; Wollny, C B A; Rege, J E O (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001-12)
      Conventional economic evaluations of crossbreeding programmes have overestimated their benefits by ignoring subsidies, the increased costs of management such as veterinary support services, and the higher levels of risk ...

    • Strengthening the Incentives for Pro-Poor Policy Change 

      Ng’ethe, Njuguna; Katumanga, Musambayi; Williams, Gareth (DFIDInstitute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2004-05)
      This report is a summary of a study commissioned by DFID Kenya on the drivers of pro-poor change. It considers the processes, institutional changes and actors that may drive or block propoor change in Kenya. It argues ...

    • "Human Capital Externalities and Returns to Education in Kenya 

      Mwabu, G M; Manda, D K; Kimenyi, M S (Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis,Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2002-04)
      This study has used micro data to analyse the effect of human capital externality on earnings and returns to education. The parameters of the earnings function are estimated using the ordinary least squares method. The ...

    • E-commerce in the garment industry in Kenya 

      Kinyanjui, Mary Njeri (Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 2002-08)
      Are exporters in developing countries using e-commerce to facilitate access to foreign markets? This study of firms in the garments sector in Kenya suggests that while use of email is extensive and while firms have access ...