CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Jane Wanjiku KABUBO-MARIARA (Ph.D.) DATE OF BIRTH: 11/11/1965 MARITAL STATUS: Married

ADDRESS: University of Nairobi Economics Department P.O. Box 30197, 00100 Nairobi.

TELEPHONE: Off: 254 20 334244 Ext.28122 Cell: 254 721 574101/ 733 805870

FAX: 254-20-243046 /336885 EMAIL [email protected]/ [email protected]

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION 1999 - 2003 University of Nairobi: Ph.D. Economics: Research Area “Agricultural Productivity, Environmental Conservation and Poverty: The Case of Kenya”.

1989 - 1991 University of Nairobi: Master of Arts (Economics)

1986 - 1989 University of Nairobi: Bachelor of Arts (Economics) - Degree Awarded: Second Class Honors: Upper Division.

CAREER Economist (Lecturer and Consultant Researcher) 2004 - National Coordinator, Poverty Analysis and Data Initiative (PADI-Kenya)

1994- Lecturer - Department of Economics, University of Nairobi. Taught courses: Economic Theory, Mathematics for Economists, Economic Statistics, Research Methods and Elementary Econometrics.

1991-94 Tutorial Fellow - Department of Economics, University of Nairobi.

1990-91 Graduate Assistant - Department of Economics, University of Nairobi.

PUBLISHED WORK 1. The Linkages between Property Rights, Migration and Productivity: The case of Kajiado District Kenya. Environment and Development Economics, 8:4(621-636) 2003 Cambridge University Press

2. Labour Market Outcomes, Poverty and the Role of Gender: The Case of Kenya. Chapter 10 in “Trade Unions and Poverty Alleviation in Africa” Mohammed Mwamadzingo and Ditiro Saleshando (2003) eds. ILO, Harare and Geneva; ISBN no. 92-2-114143-8.

3. Rural Poverty, Property Rights and Environmental Resource Management: Some Insights From Kenya. African Journal of Environmental Assessment and Management (AJEAM-RAGEE) Volume 6 June 2003;1-15, ISSN 1438-7890

1 4. Wage Determination and the Gender Wage Gap in Kenya: Any Evidence of Gender Discrimination? African Economic Research Consortium, Research Paper 132,May 2003.

5. Labour Force Participation in Kenya. African Journal of Economic Policy, Vol 9, No. 2 December 2002

6. Structural Adjustment, Poverty and Economic Growth: An Analysis For Kenya: African Economic Research Consortium, Research Paper 124, Nov 2002. Co-author, T.Kiriti.

7. Macroeconomic Adjustment, Poverty and Economic Growth: An Analysis for Kenya. African Journal of Economic Policy, Vol. 8, No 1 June 2001 (Co-author, T.Kiriti).

8. Male -Female Wage Differences and Labour Market Outcomes in Kenya. African Journal of Economic Policy, Vol. 7, No 2 December 2000.

9. Financial Sector Reform and Interest Rate liberalization. The Kenyan Experience. African Economic Research Consortium, Research Paper 72, March, 1998, Co-author R. Ngugi.

10. Social Economic Implication of Structural Adjustment in Kenya. The Implications For Education, Health and Unemployment: “In Impact of Structural Adjustment on The Population of Africa. Aderanti Adepoju Ed: UNFPA 1993. Co-author F. Mwega.

Forthcoming Publications: A: Review Process Complete, Waiting for Publication Schedule Herders Response to Acute Land Pressure under Changing Property Rights: Some Insights from Kenya. Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press (Special issue on Property Rights and Environmental Resource Management), First Submitted October 2002, accepted July 2003

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

2004-2005 Land Conservation in Kenya: The Impact of Property Rights. AERC Thematic Research.

2003-2005 Poverty in Kenya: A Regional and Institutional Analysis: AERC Collaborative Research Project on Poverty, Income Distribution and Labour Market Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Participating as Principal Researcher/Coordinator.

2003-2005 Land Inheritance Rules in Kenya: Collaborative Project with University of Namur, Belgium. Project Leader Prof. Jean-Philippe Platteau (University of Namur).

2004-2005 GEF/WB Regional Project on Climate, Water and Agriculture: Impacts on and adaptation on Agro-ecological systems In Africa.

RESEARCH PARTICIPATED IN AND RESEARCH REPORTS

2004 Measuring and monitoring poverty in Kenya: The case of Kenya. Paper presented at the Poverty Analysis and Data Initiative (PADI) workshop, Mombasa May 6-8. Co-author G.K.Ndeng’e.

2 2004 Optimal Resource Allocation in Socio-Ecological Systems and Implications for Sustainability: The Case of Rangelands in Kenya: Paper prepared for Workshop Follow- up of the School on Ecological Economics and Conference on Theoretical Topics in Ecological Economics, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, March 22-26.

2003 Livelihoods and Sustainable Resource Management Strategies in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands: The Role of Seasonal Migration and Non-Farm Activities in Kenya. Paper Presented at the Third Biennial Conference of the Indian Society for Ecological Economics, Kolkata, India 18-20 December, 2003

2002 Rural Poverty, Property Rights and Environmental Resource Management in Kenya: Paper Prepared for the Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics Research Workshop, Durban, South Africa, May 28-30 2002.

2001-2002 Wage Determination and the Gender Wage Gap in Kenya: Any Evidence of Gender Discrimination? Revised Research Report Submitted to the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), April 2002 (revised March 2003)

2001 Labour Market Outcomes, Poverty and the Role of Gender in Africa: The case for Kenya. Paper presented at the ILO Regional Workshop on Poverty Alleviation through Social Dialogue: The role of Trade Unions in English-Speaking African Countries”, Nairobi, December.

2001 Property Rights, Migration and Environmental Degradation: Evidence from Kenya. Paper presented at the Beijer “Advanced Workshop on Property Rights Structures and Environmental Resource Management”, Egypt [Revised 2002)

1999-2000 Export Processing Zones and The Acquisition of Technological Capabilities in Kenya, Final Report Presented at the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) Workshop; Harare, November 2000; Co-authors, Chacha et al.

2000 Property Rights, Environmental Degradation and Land Productivity in Kajiado District, Kenya. Paper presented at the Environment and Development Second International Conference- 6-8 Sept, Stockholm.

2000 Poverty in Kenya: A Gender Analysis of Differences in Education and in the Labor Market. Paper prepared for the Gender Matters Award (IDRC- Canada) June

2000 Poverty in Kenya: Profiles and Determinants, Paper Presented at the Collaborative Research Project Workshop on Poverty, Income Distribution and labour Market Issues in Sub-Saharan Afric a; (AERC); Nairobi; May; Co-authors, Mwabu et.al.

1999 Poverty in Kenya; Identification, Measurement and Profiles: Paper presented at a Collaborative Research Project on Poverty, Income Distribution and Labour Market Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa Accra Ghana May; Co-authors, Mwabu et.al.

1998 Kenya: Poverty Profiles: Paper Presented at a Collaborative Research Project on Poverty, Income Distribution and Labour Market Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cape Town May; Co-authors, Mwabu et.al.

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1997-1998 Structural Adjustment, Poverty and Economic Growth: An Analysis For Kenya: Report Presented to The African Economic Research Consortium - May 1998. Co-author, T. Kiriti.

1997- 1998: Reorganizing Immunization Systems in Kenya: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of modes of Immunization Delivery in Kenya. Paper presented to IHPP March, 1998. Co-author, T. Kiriti.

1994-1995: Financial Sector Reform and Interest Rate Liberalization: The Kenyan Experience. Final Report Submitted to the African Economic Research Consortium- September; Co-author, R. Ngugi.

RELEVANT SHORT COURSES ATTENDED March 2004 Attended a training workshop -follow-up of the School on Ecological Economics and Conference on Theoretical Topics in Ecological Economics, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, March 22-26.

March 2004 Attended an “Advanced Poverty Analysis for Trainers Workshop. (World Bank Institute & African Economic Research Consortium), (March 1-9 Nairobi)

Feb 2004 Attended a Poverty Analysis and Data Initiative (PADI- World Bank) Workshop on Measuring, Understanding and Alleviating Household Vulnerability. (Feb2-3) Dar es Salaam.

Jan-Feb 03 Attended a “School on Ecological and Environmental Economics” (Jan 27- Feb 28) at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

Oct 2002 Attended a training programme on Ecological Economics (Sept 30- Oct 4) at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy

May 2002 Attended a CEEPA / RANESA Training Workshop on “Poverty Reduction, Environmental Health and Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice”, Durban, South Africa.

May 2002 Attended a Training Workshop on “Working With Integrated Household Data Sets: The Complexities of Data Cleaning, Management, Organization and Analysis. Workshop jointly organized by AERC and Cornell University.

Nov. 2001 Attended a training Workshop on Poverty Mapping jointly organized by the African Economic Research Consortium, World Bank Institute (WBI) and the Development Economics Research Group of the World Bank (DECRG), Nairobi.

Sept. 2001 Attended a training Workshop on “Linking The Theory and Applications of Environmental Accounting” Workshop organized by The Resource Accounting Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (RANESA), Zanzibar.

May 2001 Attended a training Workshop on “Poverty, Labour Markets and Income Distribution”: Course involved use of EPI-Info and Stata Econometric Software Packages to analyze

4 Household Survey Data. Workshop Organized by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi.

April 2001 Attended a training Workshop on “Natural Resource and Environmental Accounting” Workshop organized by The Resource Accounting Network for Eastern and Southern Africa (RANESA), Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

March 2001 Attended A Training Workshop on “Property Rights Structures and Environmental Resource Management” Course Organized by The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics, Luxor, Egypt.

April/May Visiting Scholarship with the Development Economics Research Group (DECRG) of 2000 The World Bank, Washington D.C

March/April Visiting Scholarship with International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C. 2000

Aug. 1999 Attended a Training Workshop on Exploratory Data Analysis and use of STATA Computer Software. Workshop Organized and Sponsored by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi

May/July Participated in a World Bank Distant Learning Course on Analytical and Policy 1999 Issues in Macro-Economic Management, Nairobi

June/July 98 Visiting Scholarship with Cornell University, New York to Conduct Collaborative Research on Poverty: This Involved Use of MATS, SPSS and SAS Softwares to Analyze Primary Data.

Jan. 1997: Attended a Workshop on Teaching of Environmental Economics. Workshop organized by The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics. Cape Town.

Sept. 1996: Attended a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modeling Workshop: Workshop involved Construction and Running Model using GAMS Software: Organized by AERC - Nairobi.

Aug, 1996: Attended a Research Methodology Course Organized by Nairobi Clinical Epidemiology Unit- University of Nairobi.

May 1996: Attended a Research Methodology and Proposal Writing Workshop organized by African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS): Nairobi.

Sept/Oct Proficiency in Lotus for DOS. Institute of Advanced Technology. Nairobi. 1995 I also have experience in using , Excel, Word Perfect, STATA, SAS, P. C. Give, TSP, Limdep, SPSS and Povcal commuter packages.

Oct 95 Workshop on Survey Methodology and Analysis of Cross Section Data Workshop was organized by African Economic Research Consortium (AERC): Nairobi. Training involved SPSS/PC Data Entry, Validation and Analysis of Survey Data and use of Limdep Econometrics Computer Package.

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REFEREES. 1). Prof. Germano Mwabu, Chairman Economics Department University of Nairobi P.O Box 30197 NAIROBI

2). Prof. Peter Kimuyu Economics Department University of Nairobi P. O. Box 30197 NAIROBI.

3) Prof. Octavian Gakuru Department of Sociology University of Nairobi P. O. Box 30197 NAIROBI.

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