To what extent have increases in excise taxation on cigarettes under Kenya’s Finance Acts (2021–2025) been effective in reducing cigarette consumption in Nairobi, Kenya?SL
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Official IB Result
IB Grade: A
Criteria A: Focus and Method
4/6
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3
6
Criteria Strands
A.1Topic communication and appropriateness
Good
A.2Research question clarity and focus
Good
A.3Methodology completeness and appropriateness
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
- Your research question is clearly phrased and stays visible throughout the report.
- You communicate the economic topic effectively and anchor it in a specific policy context, place, and time period.
- You include a relevant range of methods and sources, including secondary data and a small primary survey.
- Your Nairobi focus is only partly maintained because much of the evidence you use is national rather than local.
- The survey and secondary data are not fully integrated into a coherent method for answering the question.
- Some method choices need stronger justification, especially how the sample and data sources can support your conclusion.
Criteria B: Knowledge and Understanding
4/6
0
3
6
Criteria Strands
B.1Application and relevance of source material
Moderate
B.2Knowledge of topic/discipline
Moderate
B.3Use of terminology and concepts
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
- You select a broad range of relevant economic and policy sources.
- You apply key concepts such as externalities, excise duty, inflation, elasticity, and affordability with reasonable clarity.
- You show good awareness that price and policy effects must be interpreted through economic evidence rather than legislation alone.
- Some of your most important evidence is not always directly relevant to Nairobi.
- A few claims are supported only loosely, and some source details are incomplete or inconsistently referenced.
- There are places where terminology and conceptual relationships are not fully secure or consistently explained.
Criteria C: Critical Thinking
12/12
0
6
12
Criteria Strands
C.1Research quality and relevance
Poor
C.2Analysis depth
Poor
C.3Discussion and evaluation
Moderate
Criteria Feedback
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Criteria D: Presentation
4/4
0
2
4
Criteria Strands
D.1Structure appropriateness
Good
D.2Layout and formatting
Good
Criteria Feedback
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