Published openly, wherever the data is public.

Short analyses of county public finance and service delivery, sourced entirely from published government records, offered first to the institutions they concern, and released openly. Written to be read in ten minutes and quoted without permission.

The opening series covers county budget execution and absorption, procurement patterns, and the household-level effects of the LAPSSET corridor. Each will be posted here as it is finished, with the underlying data.

Peer-reviewed and submitted academic work in development economics, labour markets, public finance and gender.

Papers currently under review are listed as working papers below until a journal decision is final. We do not list a paper as published before it is.

Analysis and recommendations prepared for statutory bodies, ministries and county departments.

• 2026 Policy advisory submitted to the Anti-FGM Board of Kenya Analysis and recommendations prepared for a national statutory body. Gender policy

Cleaned, documented datasets released for reuse, with a codebook and the collection method stated. Where a dataset was collected under a client contract, it is released only with that client’s agreement.

Datasets will be published here as engagements conclude and clearance allows.

Full commissioned studies, published where the client agrees to open release.

Commissioned reports appear here once the client has approved publication.

Work in progress, circulated for comment before formal publication. Authored by the firm’s principal; papers predating the company’s incorporation are marked by their posting date.

• Working paper Urban Exclusion and Gendered Labour Market Outcomes in Kenya’s Cities Lodis Akol Michael. SSRN No. 6743718. Under submission. Labour
• Working paper Procurement ethics in Kenyan public institutions Lodis Akol Michael. DOI 10.2139/ssrn.6844059. Public finance