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An Overview of American and Chinese Activities in Africa
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 2006) -
Policy advice during a crisis
(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 ... -
Poverty and Employment in Kenya, The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis
(University of Nairobi,College of humanities and social sciences,, 2004) -
Pricing Practices in Public Health Facilities. A Report Prepared for the Ministry of Health. POLICY Project. Nairobi:
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 2003) -
Private Sector Investment in Education and Training: A Case of Tertiary Education in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,College of humanities and social sciences,, 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,Department of Economics,, 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 ... -
Productive Efficiency and Productivity Change in Kenyan Manufacturing
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 1986) -
Real interest rates and the mobilization of private savings in Africa: a case study of Kenya
(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 ... -
Real Wages and Returns to Human Capital in Kenya Manufacturing firms
(GUPEA, 2002)This paper studies how real wages and wage returns to human capital in Kenya manufacturing firms changed, using cross-section data sets from a survey conducted in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 2000. A quantile regression technique ... -
Regulatory and standards requirements for Kenya export commodities .
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2005) -
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 ... -
A review of Kenya's public sector
(African Academy of SciencesSchool of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2000) -
A Review of the First Decade of Kenya's Export Processing Zones, 1990-2000
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2001) -
REVIEWING UGANDA’S TOURISM SECTOR FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL UPGRADING
(2012-06)In tourism the use of sector’s employment opportunities and contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of its performance may be deceptive as the sector is prone to foreigners domination and has a lot of ... -
Role of R enewable ene R gy in p R omoting inclusive and sustainable development in Kenya
(Department of economics, university of Nairobi, 2012)This paper looks at the role of renewable energy in Kenya toward promoting inclusive and sustainable development -
The Role of Social Health Insurance in Achieving Health Millennium Goals in Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2008) -
Rural savings
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 1973) -
Scaling-up what works: experimental evidence on external validity in Kenyan education
(University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Service Sector Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Kenya
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2001) -
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. ...