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This paper examines asymmetries in the J-curve effects of real exchange rate on Kenya's trade balance by using panel … implication of these findings is that a devaluation policy can be used to raise competitiveness of Kenya's exports in the long-run. …
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investigated the CPD practices of vocational teachers in Kenya, with a specific focus on the formal and informal learning methods … and Vocational Colleges in Kenya's Nairobi Metropolitan Area. Descriptive and inferential analysis of the data was used to … characteristics. Findings: TVET teachers in Kenya were found to use different learning methods depending on the availability of the …
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This paper models inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties adoption as joint decisions. Controlling for household, plot-level, institutional and other factors, the study found that household adoption decisions on inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties were inter-dependent....
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households in Kenya to investigate the structure and characteristics of agricultural and nutrition information networks within …
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The knowledge of social stratification within the peasantry is a decisive precondition of sustainable economic and political measures for an effective support of agricultural production in least developed countries. This is one of the reasons why also in Nigeria social scientist focus on the...
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China's and India's economic growth on sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, the arrival (or resurgence) of new important … then to promote African voices from various backgrounds to reflect Africa's heterogeneity. The introductory section … presents a summary of findings about the economic impact of the two Asian giants in SSA countries by Africa-based economists …
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data approach to analyze the extent to which Africa and its major regional groupings have been able to generate shared …
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to Africa have played little role in Africa's trade with China, with infrastructure and economic size of African … aid-recipient countries in Africa. In the absence of formal evaluation guidelines, most previous studies, using aggregate … from China and OECD member countries. The results show that flows of OECD aid to all sectors and to economic infrastructure …
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While there is a consensus on the expanding importance of the China-Africa economic relationship, there is much more … debate on how to portray the relationship. Thus, this study is aimed to examine the impacts of the China-Africa trade and …-2017. Drawing on complementary theoretical perspectives, this study took into account the conditional effect of China-Africa trade …
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In this study, we quantitatively assessed the effect of China's zero-tariff treatment on export diversification in … beneficiary countries in Africa. We assessed its overall effect and its effect on particular industries and regions. The results … diversification among group members belonging to four major regional economic communities in Africa, albeit to varying degrees …
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