Browsing School of Economics by Author "Bigsten, Arne"

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    • Incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya: A long-term perspective 

      Bigsten, Arne; Manda, Damiano K; Mwabu, Germano; Wambugu, A (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 ...

    • 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 ...