Is Kenya’s Tax System Efficient, Optimal, and Equitable?
Thu, Nov 28, 2024 | 11:49 am
In my new paper, “On Efficiency, Equity, and Optimal Taxation: Reforming Kenya’s Tax System,” I examine Kenya’s tax system through the lenses ...
Gen Z Collective Action on Taxation and Economic Policy.
Tue, Nov 5, 2024 | 1:19 pm
Introduction
The Finance Bill 2024 in Kenya sparked a wave of collective action primarily driven by Gen Z, marking a significant moment ...
What does the Nobel Prize in Economics 2024 mean for Constitution Implementation in Kenya?
Tue, Oct 22, 2024 | 2:41 pm
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics for their research on how a country's ...
Highlights of The World Trade Report 2024.
Wed, Sep 18, 2024 | 11:05 am
The World Trade Report 2024 was launched at the start of the WTO Public Forum 2024 in Geneva titled “Trade and Inclusiveness: ...
The Grounds to Repeal the Price Control Act of 2011
Tue, Sep 10, 2024 | 8:07 pm
The Price Control Act of 2011, with its imposition of price ceilings on essential goods, represents a significant intervention in the natural ...
Tax 101: Misconceptions on the Withdrawal of the Finance Bill and Its Implications on Kenya’s Appropriations.
Thu, Aug 15, 2024 | 12:40 pm
There has been a misconception that when the Finance Bill 2024 was formally withdrawn, all government operations would stop because revenues would ...
The Constitutional Argument on Why Fiscally Decentralized Resources Cannot Be Shared Based on Population Alone?
Mon, Jul 22, 2024 | 11:39 am
1. Introduction
Fiscal decentralisation is a core part of Kenya's Constitutional order. Fiscal decentralisation is allocating revenue and expenditure responsibilities to lower ...
Constitutional Theory of Public Goods: A Perspective on Constitution of Kenya 2010.
Thu, Jun 13, 2024 | 1:13 pm
Introduction
The Constitutional Theory of Public Goods argues that people decide which goods are public goods at a constitutional level. This decision ...
Key Political Economy Issues of Kenya’s Taxation System
Sun, May 5, 2024 | 3:12 pm
This blog highlights IEA’s most recent work on taxation, a problem-driven political economy analysis of taxation.[i] After the study's publication, a ...