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Working Papers

2015

1. The African Lions: Kenya country case study
   WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)

2013

2. Can free provision reduce demand for public services ? evidence from Kenyan education
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Can Free Provision Reduce Demand for Public Services? Evidence from Kenyan Education, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2015) View citations (14) (2015)
3. Scaling-up What Works: Experimental Evidence on External Validity in Kenyan Education
   CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (65)

2012

4. Scaling up education interventions in Kenya: the importance of institutions
   PEP Policy Briefs, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) View citations (1)

2011

5. Does Abolishing Fees Reduce School Quality? Evidence from Kenya
   CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (8)
6. The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country- Working Paper 279
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (8)
7. Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?- Working Paper 271
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (15)

2008

8. Identity, Grievances, and Economic Determinants of Voting in the 2007 Kenyan Elections
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)
9. The Political Economy of Constitutional Choice: A Study of the 2005 Kenyan Constitutional Referendum
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article The political economy of constitutional choice: a study of the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum, Constitutional Political Economy, Springer (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
10. Tribalism as a Minimax-Regret Strategy: Evidence from Voting in the 2007 Kenyan Elections
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)
11. Voting in Kenya: Putting Ethnicity in Perspective
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (36)

2007

12. Institutional Infrastructure to Support 'Super Growth' in Kenya: Governance Thresholds, Reversion Rates and Economic Development
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics

2006

13. Economic Reforms and Pro-Poor Growth: Lessons for Africa and other Developing Regions and Economies in Transition
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (4)
14. The Demand for Power Diffusion: A Case Study of the 2005 Constitutional Referendum Voting in Kenya
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2005

15. Determinants of Poverty in Kenya: A Household Level Analysis
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (52)
    Also in ISS Working Papers - General Series, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague (2001) View citations (29)
16. Economic Rights, Human Development Effort and Institutions
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (3)
17. Efficiency and Efficacy of Kenya's Constituency Development Fund: Theory and Evidence
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (5)
18. Measuring Potential Output and Output Gap and Macroeconomic Policy: The Case of Kenya
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (6)
19. Policy Advice during a Crisis
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2004

20. Achieving Universal Primary Education: Can Kenya Afford it?
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (4)
21. Human Capital Externalities and Private Returns to Education in Kenya
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Human Capital Externalities and Private Returns to Education in Kenya, Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association (2006) View citations (15) (2006)

2003

22. Ethnicity, Governance and the Provision of Public Goods
    Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Ethnicity, Governance and the Provision of Public Goods, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2006) View citations (88) (2006)
23. User charges and utilisation of health services in Kenya
    ISS Working Papers - General Series, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague View citations (2)

1995

24. Bursting Boilers and the Federal Power Redux: The Evolution of Safety on the Western Rivers
    Economic History, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (1994) View citations (1)

Undated

25. Tribalism as a Minimax-Regret Strategy: Evidence of Voting in the 2007 Kenyan Elections
    QEH Working Papers, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2018

1. Experimental evidence on scaling up education reforms in Kenya
   Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 168, (C), 1-20 View citations (75)

2015

2. Can Free Provision Reduce Demand for Public Services? Evidence from Kenyan Education
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2015, 29, (2), 293-326 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Can free provision reduce demand for public services ? evidence from Kenyan education, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2013

3. Introduction: Accountability and Service Delivery in Africa
   Journal of African Development, 2013, 15, (1), 11-17
4. Public and Private Provision of Education in Kenya
   Journal of African Economies, 2013, 22, (suppl_2), -ii56 View citations (7)

2011

5. Contribution of Higher Education to Economic Development: A Survey of International Evidence
   Journal of African Economies, 2011, 20, (suppl_3), -iii49 View citations (13)
6. Higher Education and Economic Development in Africa: Introduction and Overview
   Journal of African Economies, 2011, 20, (suppl_3), -iii13 View citations (4)
7. Institutions and development: the primacy of microanalysis
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2011, 7, (4), 549-553

2010

8. The political economy of constitutional choice: a study of the 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum
   Constitutional Political Economy, 2010, 21, (1), 1-27 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Constitutional Choice: A Study of the 2005 Kenyan Constitutional Referendum, Working papers (2008) View citations (7) (2008)

2008

9. Mark Gradstein and Kai A. Konrad (Eds.) Institutions and Norms in Economic Development
   Public Choice, 2008, 135, (3), 497-499

2007

10. MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS AND MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
    Economic Affairs, 2007, 27, (2), 14-19 View citations (5)

2006

11. Ethnicity, Governance and the Provision of Public Goods
    Journal of African Economies, 2006, 15, (1), 62-99 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper Ethnicity, Governance and the Provision of Public Goods, Working papers (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
12. Human Capital Externalities and Private Returns to Education in Kenya
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2006, 32, (3), 493-513 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital Externalities and Private Returns to Education in Kenya, Working papers (2004) View citations (3) (2004)

2003

13. Economic Reforms and Restructuring in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview
    Journal of African Economies, 2003, 12, (Supplement 2), 1-11 View citations (7)
14. Predicting Household Poverty: A Methodological Note with a Kenyan Example
    African Development Review, 2003, 15, (1), 77-85 View citations (1)

2002

15. Reply
    Labour Economics, 2002, 9, (6), 815-817

1998

16. Harmonizing Ethnic Claims in Africa: A Proposal for Ethnic-Based Federalism
    Cato Journal, 1998, 18, (1), 43-63 View citations (2)
17. United States
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1998, 555, (1), 225-225

1996

18. Rents, military elites, and political democracy
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 11, (4), 699-708 View citations (18)

1995

19. The Length of Legislative Sessions and the Growth of Government
    Rationality and Society, 1995, 7, (2), 151-155 View citations (2)

1993

20. Rent-Seeking and Institutional Stability in Developing Countries
    Public Choice, 1993, 77, (2), 385-405 View citations (22)

1991

21. Attitudes towards race and poverty in the demand for private education: The case of Mississippi
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1991, 20, (2), 5-22 View citations (22)
22. Race, amenities, and psychic income
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1991, 20, (1), 49-58

1990

23. Efficient Lobbying and Earmarked Taxes
    Public Finance Review, 1990, 18, (1), 104-113 View citations (2)
24. Price-Cost Margins and Industry Structure in Developing Countries: The Case of Korea
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1990, 42, (3), 197-210 View citations (1)
25. Regulatory finance in alternative models of regulation: General fund financing versus earmarked taxation
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 6, (4), 519-529

1989

26. Interest Groups, Transfer Seeking and Democratization: Competition for the Benefits of Governmental Power May Explain African Political Instability
    American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1989, 48, (3), 339-349 View citations (4)
27. Political successions and the growth of government
    Public Choice, 1989, 62, (2), 173-179 View citations (6)

1988

28. Affirmative action and unemployment
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 4, (4), 479-490
29. Review
    Public Choice, 1988, 57, (3), 295-296

1986

30. On the inefficient extraction of rents by dictators
    Public Choice, 1986, 48, (1), 37-48 View citations (10)

Chapters

2013

1. Tribal systems
   Chapter 12 in The Elgar Companion to Public Choice, Second Edition, 2013, pp 195-213

2005

2. Ethnicity, Institutions of Governance and Conflict Avoidance
   Palgrave Macmillan

1998

3. Ethnic Rent-Seeking, Stability and Institutional Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Palgrave Macmillan