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Hitting rock bottom : economic hardship and cheating

Alfonsi, Livia; Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie; … - 2026

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Hitting rock bottom : economic hardship and cheating

Alfonsi, Livia; Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie; … - 2026

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Hitting rock bottom : economic hardship and cheating

Alfonsi, Livia; Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie; … - 2026

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Hitting rock bottom : economic hardship and cheating

Alfonsi, Livia; Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie; … - 2026

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Hitting rock bottom : economic hardship and cheating

Alfonsi, Livia; Bauer, Michal; Chytilová, Julie; … - 2026

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Nowcasting GDP Growth for Kenya

Danov, Nikolay - 2026

This paper develops a nowcasting model to produce timely estimates of quarterly GDP growth for Kenya. Nowcasting combines official monthly indicators with digital transaction data. Exploiting strong comovement of macroeconomic time series, a few latent factors summarize aggregate dynamics and...

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Scenarios for universal electricity access with spatial changes in urbanisation : the case of Kenya

Omondi, Cynthia; Njoka, Francis; Tonini, Francesco; … - 2026

Kenya has one of the fastest electrification rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the increase in electrification rates, rural and underserved regions remain a critical challenge requiring a cost-effective strategy that maximises the use of stand-alone and off-grid solutions. This paper uses the...

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Impact of fiscal sustainability on economic growth in Kenya

Mose, Naftaly; Moro, Kamal Deen - 2026

Fiscal sustainability refers to a government's capacity to generate sufficient revenue to cover its expenses and repay its debts without accumulating excessive liabilities or creating new money. Recent observations indicate that Kenya's economic growth has slowed, prompting concerns about its...

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Influence of company's tax exposure as capital structure decision on financial performance of state-owned sugar manufacturing corporation projects in Western Kenya

Kawour, Mathew Elijah; Rambo, Charles Mallans; Odundo, … - 2026

This study examined how a company's tax exposure, conceptualized as a capital structure decision factor, influences the financial performance of state-owned sugar manufacturing corporations in Western Kenya. Grounded in Modigliani and Miller's capital structure model and drawing on trade-off,...

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Long memory in Kenyan commodity prices

Caporale, Guglielmo Maria; Njoroge, Mwangi Victor; … - 2026

This study investigates the long-memory properties of the prices of three Kenyan commodities (tea, coffee and horticultural products) by applying fractional integration methods to monthly data spanning the period from August 1998 to December 2024. The empirical results provide evidence of...

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Unlocking financial inclusion through solar technology adoption in Malawi

Dai, Congyi; McCord, Ryan; Beach, Katerina B.; Mahieu, … - 2026

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Inclusive education in context : a comparative analysis of support systems for disabled students in Pakistani and Kenyan Universities

Rana, Muhammad Qasim; Lee, Angela; Ojo, Lekan Damilola - 2026

The pursuit of disabled students' inclusion in higher education remains a significant global concern, particularly in developing nations where systemic and institutional barriers persist. Despite progressive legislative and policy frameworks promoting inclusive education, Kenyan and Pakistani...

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Building Evidence to Enhance the Welfare of Refugees and Host Communities in Kenya : Insights from Two Rounds of the Kenya Longitudinal Socioeconomic Study

2026

The Kenya Longitudinal Socioeconomic Study of Refugees and Host Communities (K-LSRH) is the first national panel survey of registered refugees and hosts in Kenya. It provides a unique opportunity to inform efforts to enhance the socioeconomic integration of refugees. Unlike previous surveys that...

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OECD Peer Reviews of Competition Law and Policy: Kenya

2026

Peer reviews of competition law and policy are a valuable tool to reform and strengthen a country's competition framework. This peer review of Kenya presents the evolution of its competition regime over the last few years and assesses the effectiveness of its current competition law and policy....

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Evaluating the impact of targeted decentralization on household consumption : evidence from marginalized and privileged regions in Kenya

Changwony, Frederick Kibon - 2026

This paper evaluates the impact of Kenya's 2010 constitutional reform, which established 47 semi-autonomous counties and implemented a nationwide decentralization framework with redistributive fiscal transfers favoring 14 historically marginalized regions through a revenue-sharing formula and...

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The Path to People‑Centered Justice in Kenya : A 2025 JUPITER Assessment

Ramos‑Maqueda, Manuel - 2026

Kenya’s justice sector has undergone a significant transformation following the 2010 Constitution, which strengthened judicial autonomy and independence. This report examines the state of the justice system in Kenya based on the JUPITER Methodology. JUPITER is a country‑based assessment...

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Credit and demand for green energy : evidence from small firms in Kenya

Zhang, Jiayue; Shu, Yunyu; Oluoch, Wycliffe - 2026

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An exploratory approach to land inequality : insights from household surveys

Kweyu, Raphael; Medase, Stephen Kehinde; Naiga, Resty - 2026

To promote social justice and support inclusive development in East Africa, addressing land inequality is essential. Kenya and Uganda illustrate the complex factors driving land inequality in sub Saharan Africa. During colonial times, extensive fertile lands were often alienated from local...

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Management of health care facilities and patient attendance during major disruptions : evidence from Kenya

Andrews, Kathryn; Dal-Ri, Fabiano; Gatti, Roberta; … - 2026

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Management of Health Care Facilities and Patient Attendance during Major Disruptions : Evidence from Kenya

Andrews, Kathryn; Dal-Ri, Fabiano; Gatti, Roberta; … - 2026

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Management of Health Care Facilities and Patient Attendance during Major Disruptions : Evidence from Kenya

Andrews, Kathryn; Dal Ri, Fabiano; Gatti, Roberta; … - 2026

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Aligning trade and sustainability : the role of agricultural environmentrelated provisions in shaping domestic environmental governance

Alabrese, Mariagrazia; Avesani, Cosimo; Caterino, Andrea; … - 2026

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Cost of credit, digital finance and bank capital : implications for MSME lending and performance in Kenya

Tiriongo, Samuel; Mulindi, Hillary; Nyagaka, Hesborn; … - 2026

The study examines how cost of credit, digital finance and bank capital shape MSME lending and performance in Kenya. Using FinAccess 2024 microdata and bank-level panel data (2011-2024), we estimate a control-function Probit, Mundlak Random Effects Logit and System-GMM model. Results show that...

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MSME partial credit guarantees in Kenya : what 28.000 loans reveal about risk and pricing

Ochenge, Rogers - 2026

Partial Credit Guarantees (PCGs) are central to MSME finance, yet their pricing impact is uneven. Using loan-level evidence from 28,356 guaranteed MSME loans issued in Kenya between 2013 and 2024, this paper examines whether PCGs reduce defaults and borrowing costs, and separately benchmarks...

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Credit guarantee schemes and MSME financing in Kenya : a firm - level analysis

Muli, Anthony; Ndwiga, David; Agung, Raphael; Njoroge, … - 2026

The study seeks to examine the effects of credit guarantee schemes on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) lending. Specifically, the paper examined the performance of a specified credit guarantee scheme, effect of the credit guarantee scheme on MSME loan default probability and how...

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Unlocking MSME credit : sector specific insights from kenya

Kimani, Stephanie - 2026

This study investigates the sector-specific determinants of MSME credit in Kenya across three dominant sectors-real estate, trade, and transport & communication-that collectively account for nearly 70% of bank MSME lending. Using quarterly data from 2012 to 2024, we apply sectoral Autoregressive...

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Commercial banks ESG integration and MSMEs support : evidence from Kenya

Ndwiga, David - 2026

The paper examines the effects of commercial banks' adoption of Environmental, Social and Governance practices on Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises support in Kenya. The study is underpinned on the growing demand for sustainable financing by entreprises in the wake of need for...

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The mediating role of ESG on the interaction between green banking and financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya

Maru, Lucy - 2026

Green banking practice involves the bank's internal operations, external operations and lending decisions which are environmentally, socially and governance (ESG) compliant and sustainable. In Kenya, green banking practice is influenced internally and externally and is context based. Adverse...

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Bridging the financial gap in MSME financing in Kenya

Wairimu, Salome; Kiragu, Doris - 2026

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are critical drivers towards the growth of the economy and contribute largely towards poverty eradication and employment. In Kenya, the MSME sector contributes to 40% of GDP, and employs approximately 14.9 million. Yet, this sector continues to...

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Towards a framework for sustainable bank financing of SMEs in Kenya

Kodongo, Odongo - 2026

Data from the Central Bank of Kenya show that, in the 12 months to December 2024, the banking sector generated approximately 35.3% of its overall lendingrelated income from the MSME sector, almost half of which was from small and microenterprises (SMEs). During the same period, banks and...

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Discouraged borrowers and access to finance : evidence from Kenyan SMEs

Cheruiyot, Josea K. - 2026

This paper examines the incidence and determinants of credit rationing and borrower discouragement among Kenyan SMEs using firmlevel data from the 2018 World Bank Enterprise Survey. Only about onequarter of firms report no financing obstacles, while the majority face constraints of varying...

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The ramifications of aid cuts on refugee lives : case of the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model and the Shirika Plan in Kenya

Ikanda, Fred Nyongesa; Owiso, Michael Omondi - 2026

International support has failed to keep pace with the growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, thus creating a financing gap between their needs and available resources. The recent US withdrawal from funding development and humanitarian programmes has only compounded this...

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Bridging the gender credit gap in low-income countries : the impact of digital financial inclusion

Oluoch, Wycliffe; Alhassan, Abdul Latif - 2026

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Complementing business training with access to finance : evidence from SMEs in Kenya

Ashraf, Anik; Lyons, Elizabeth - 2026

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Complementing business training with access to finance : evidence from SMEs in Kenya

Ashraf, Anik; Lyons, Elizabeth - 2023

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Complementing business training with access to finance : evidence from SMEs in Kenya

Ashraf, Anik; Lyons, Elizabeth - 2023

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Can maternal education improve children's dietary diversity and nutritional outcomes? : evidence from the 2003 education reform in Kenya

Khan, Sana; Giannelli, Gianna Claudia; Ferrone, Lucia - 2026

Education is widely associated with better health outcomes, but whether this relationship is causal remains unclear, especially in low-income countries. This study examines the causal effect of maternal education on child nutrition and dietary diversity in Kenya. Using a fuzzy regression...

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Under the weight of provision : gendered mental load among smallholder farmers in Kenya

Davis, Kristin; Vitellozzi, Sveva; Ronzani, Piero; … - 2026

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A landscape analysis of green skills TVET providers : focus on Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, and Senegal

Ricou, Marcel; Mountford, John; Dempster, Helen; … - 2026

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Does a general-purpose large language model improve physicians' clinical reasoning? : evidence and considerations for policy from a randomized trial in Indonesia, Kenya and the Netherlands

Rounding, Nicholas; Arif, Luthfi Saiful; Berg, Janine; … - 2026

This paper investigates whether access to a general-purpose large language model (LLM) improves physicians' clinical reasoning across diverse healthcare contexts, as well as the possible implications of using an LLM in healthcare settings. Using a randomized controlled trial with 249 physicians...

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Daily struggles, shifting moods: The short-term dynamics of income and depression

Aksünger, Nursena; Janssens, Wendy; Pradhan, Menno - 2025

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Macro-imbalances and bank lending: A case of Kenya's banking industry

Agung, Raphael; Muli, Anthony; Ndwiga, David; Njoroge, … - 2025

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Access to bank finance by MSMEs: Size and turnover effects

Tiriongo, Samuel; Njino, Roselyne; Mulindi, Hillary - 2025

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Understanding bank demand for sovereign debt and its systemic risk implications : the Kenyan experience

Ochenge, Rogers - 2025

This study investigates the demand for government securities by Kenyan banks using annual data from 2005 to 2022. Employing a fixed-effects panel regression model, the research examines the factors influencing banks' sovereign debt holdings and their implications for systemic risk. Key findings...

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Understanding bank demand for sovereign debt and its systemic risk implications: The Kenyan experience

Ochenge, Rogers - 2025

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Sovereign debt sustainability and private sector credit in Kenya

Kodongo, Odongo - 2025

ypical debt sustainability metrics characterize Kenya's sovereign debt as "unsustainable" since around 2019. Further, the data show that, over time, commercial banks' private sector lending has declined while lending to the government has grown. Given these observations, this study examines...

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Sovereign debt sustainability and private sector credit in Kenya

Kodongo, Odongo - 2025

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Monetary policy at the turn of financial markets: A forerunner or follower?

Osoro, Jared; Talam, Camilla - 2025

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Challenging the bottom-of-the-pyramid narrative in Africa : a cross-cultural management perspective on the impact of mobile money

Jackson, Terence; Osabutey, Ellis L. C. - 2025

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Towards a green H₂ economy : Kenya country report

Oyan, Ece; Kantel, Anne; Jaroudi, Ines; Müller, Viktor; … - 2025 - Version 01

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Impact of index insurance on downside income risk : evidence from northern Kenya

Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia; Ochenje, Ibrahim - 2025

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Twin deficits or distant cousins? : why the distinction matters for banks in Kenya

Kiplangat, Josea Cheruyiot; Osoro, Jared - 2025

This paper seeks to determine the interaction mechanism between the domestic imbalance and the external imbalance in Kenya and why it matters for banks. Whenever an economy has is on a path of soaring fiscal and current account deficits like Kenya has been over the past decade, concerns on the...

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Access to bank finance by MSMEs : size and turnover effects

Tiriongo, Samuel; Njino, Roselyne; Mulindi, Hillary - 2025

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are crucial drivers of economic growth. In Kenya, MSMEs represent about 98 percent of all businesses and contribute over 30 percent to the GDP. Despite their essential role in the economy, these enterprises face substantial challenges in...

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Macro-imbalances and bank lending : a case of Kenya's banking industry

Agung, Raphael; Muli, Anthony; Ndwiga, David; Njoroge, … - 2025

The paper examines the effect of macroeconomic imbalances on bank lending with emphasis on the exchange rate movement, inflation differential and fiscal deficit. In the study, bank lending is modelled by gross loans and advances, assets quality and risk appetite. The panel GMM model results show...

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Monetary policy at the turn of financial markets : a forerunner or follower?

Osoro, Jared; Talam, Camilla - 2025

This paper seeks to establish whether the monetary policy stance of Central bank of Kenya (CBK) at the turn of financial markets is pre-emptive or a cleanup. The feedback loop between monetary policy reaction and the markets' response presupposes a sequencing that runs from the former to the...

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Macroeconomic imbalances evolution and their effect on bank intermediation cost in Kenya

Ndwiga, David; Makunda, Geraldine - 2025

The study investigates the effects of macro imbalances on the banking sector performance in Kenya from the financial intermediation cost perspective for 2020q4 - 2024q1 period. Employing dynamic panel GMM model, the study finds that inflation pressures above the upper bound target, external debt...

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Capital, competition and stability nexus in the Kenya banking sector

Kiemo, Samuel - 2025

The paper examines the nexus between capital, competition and stability in the Kenya banking sector. This is achieved by applying a panel data analysis model on annual bank level data for the period 2001 to 2022. The paper estimated H-Statistics and Bank Stability Index to measure evolution of...

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Gendered analysis of the effect of displacement on labor market outcomes : a focus on Nairobi County, Kenya

Mutie, Celina Katunda; Macharia, John Njenga - 2025

This study investigates how socio-economic characteristics, migration status, and country of origin influence labor market outcomes in Nairobi County, Kenya. By estimating logit and Tobit models using data from the Kenya Refugee and Host Household Survey (KRHHS), we find that age is positively...

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Determinants of women empowerment : case of refugee women living in Nairobi Kenya

Kaaria, Judy; Murithi, Immaculate Kathomi - 2025

This study investigates the determinants of women empowerment among refugee women living in Nairobi, Kenya. First, the study constructs an index to examine empowerment drivers using data from the Refugee and Host Household Survey (RHHS) 2021. A fractional logit regression model was employed in...

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Inclusive and sustainable economic transformation : ways forward in low- and middle-income countries

Diwakar, Vidya; Kamninga, Tony Mwenda; Kelsall, Tim; … - 2025

Can developing economies achieve growth that benefits everyone and protects the planet? This report explores how low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) can achieve inclusive and sustainable economic transformation (ISET) - where economic growth benefits all of society and protects our planet....

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