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of their unassisted competitors. We test this possibility using a two-stage randomized experiment in Kenya which …
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This paper examines the performance of minimum wage legislation in Kenya, both in terms of its coverage and enforcement … were positively associated with wages of low-educated workers and women in non-agricultural activities, while no such …
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may explain why other similar studies found such programs to be more effective for women than for men. In particular for … younger women a key effect of the programs is to reduce or postpone pregnancies and to increase the attachment to the labor …
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This paper investigates the relationship between women's education and fertility by exploiting a 1985 policy change in … Kenya that lengthened primary school by one year. An instrumental variables approach measures the exogenous variation in … reduced fertility. These results are consistent with women having greater control over their fertility decision …
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Firms in Kenya rely on technologies such as computers, cell-phones, and generators to overcome constraints associated … missionary schools from Kenya's colonial past, as well as geographical indicators such as rainfall, changes in forest cover, and …
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took place in urban areas in Kenya. We find that youth, in general, prefer to work in jobs that have the attributes of …
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Kenya. We use household level data from the 2009 Kenya Migration Household Survey (produced by the Africa Migration Project …
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presents results of an experimental validation conducted among low-income individuals in Nairobi, Kenya.We find that …
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Partnering with a savings product provider in Kenya, we tested the extent to which behavioral interventions and …
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productivity and its determinants in the manufacturing and service sectors in Kenya. As the largest economy in East Africa, it is … crucial for Kenya to have high labour productivity as it has strong implications for economic growth and welfare. The paper …
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