July 2011

The effects of educational attainment on employment outcomes in Kenya

Employment outcomes in developing countries are likely to have significant distributional implications. This paper investigates the extent to which education influences the structure of employment and earnings in rural and urban Kenya for men and women, using data from a nationally representative household survey. Kenya is an interesting case to take given persistent policy focus on rapid expansion of education since...

Author(s): Anthony Wambugu

July 2011

Upgrading the standard of higher education in developing countries through international cooperation

Education, being a formal means of acquiring knowledge, is a universal heritage of mankind. It is a basic factor for the accumulation of human capital and societal development. Institutions of higher learning not only reflect, but also create and augment the stock of knowledge through research and innovation. Higher education in developing countries is facing diverse structural problems to pace with developed countries....

Author(s): Pervez Zamurrad Janjua

July 2011

An empirical analysis that forecast a high likelihood of emergency loan need between ages 27-41 among graduate students for policy decisions

The increase in graduate schools’ enrollments due to the global recession poses a complex challenge for graduate school deans and policy decisions. The data indicate that between the ages 27 to 41 emergency loan need is high among graduate students. As more non-traditional students seek admission into graduate school, there may be a prescribed role for the emergency loan in order to reduce the level of borrowing...

Author(s): Efosa C. Idemudia and  Ralph Ferguson