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 recent period for which data from household surveys are available. We seek to...

This paper generates multidimensional poverty profiles for women and children over a ten-year period from 1993 to 2003. Data from the national Demographic and Health Survey are used to improve measurement of poverty in Kenya in four ways: First, the paper constructs a composite wealth index...

This paper analyzes the socio-economic correlates of multiple child deprivations in Kenya using the 1993-2014 KDHS. Conventionally, child well-being is examined from the perspective of income poverty. However, numerous studies have argued that income is just one of the defining characteristics...

Gender poverty differences in households are likely to affect female-headed households more than male-headed households. This paper examined the evolution of the gender poverty rate gap and identified the factors that underlie differences in poverty rates between female-headed households and...

There has been an increase in research over the past few decades to understand the link between mobility and increasing vulnerability of poor households to poverty in SSA. This situation has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in light of growing concerns over the use of public transport....

Over the past few decades, there has been an increase in research to understand the link between mobility and the increasing vulnerability of poor households to poverty in SSA. This situation has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic in light of growing concerns over the use of public...