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Effect of the Size of the Informal Sector on Economic Growth, Total Factor Productivity and Poverty Alleviation in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)
The Kenyan economy is predominantly informal. The informal sector employed
132,100 workers in 1974; and 13,442,200 workers in 2016, which translate to 19
percent and 84 percent of the total work force in the respective ...
Household Consumption of Medicinal Plants. A Case Study of Kakamega Forest in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-08)
Herbal medicine, commonly referred to as alternative medicine, has been treated with a lot of skepticism among the conventional medicine practitioners. It has been described as inferior to conventional medicine with no ...
Effects of Regional Financial Intergration on Economic Growth and Intra-Regional Trade of East African Community Member Countries
(2013-03-22)
The study aimed at establishing the effects of regional financial integration
on economic growth and intra-regional trade in East African Community
(EAC) Countries. The motivation was based on the conflicting views on
the ...
Effects of Fiscal Decentralization on Poverty Reduction Outcomes, Income Inequalities and Human Development in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017)
The Kenya government has instituted fiscal decentralization over the years to
promote social economic development, reduce poverty and income inequality and
ensure balanced regional development. These include: local ...
The Effect of Institutions on Households’ Saving Behavior in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-09)
Savings is a vital source of investment funds, especially for developing economies. It is thus essential that internal savings capacity in these economies is increased to enhance investment financing and economic growth. ...
Growth of housing prices in Kenya and its dynamic relationship with selected macroeconomic variables
(Kenyatta University, 2017)
In Kenya housing prices are considered high and have still continued to rise. This has
made housing affordability and access a preserve of the top income earners.
Consequently, large population live in houses with reduced ...
Telecommunication infrastructure and economic growth: a case of Sub-Saharan Africa (1988-2010)
(2013-08-15)
The need for an efficient, modern telecommunication sector is now regarded as crucial to economic growth in transition countries. Various studies have given conflicting findings on the relationship between economic growth ...
Households' saving decisions in Kenya
(2013-03-26)
Household's financial Savings form an integral part of a nation's savings level. Financial institutions mobilize the households' savings and allocate them to the most efficient investments. Studies conducted in developing ...
Adoption of adapted technology by micro and small enterprises in the informal sector in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-10)
The government of Kenya, assisted by donor agencies, has since the 1980s, sought to enhance workers‘ productivity in the informal sector. To achieve this objective, the strategy adopted was to replace the use of archaic ...
Agricultural trade and economic growth in East African Community, 2000 - 2012
(Kenyatta University, 2015-03)
Agricultural activities contribute about 33% of the East African Community‟s Gross Domestic Product (World Bank, 2009), 80 per cent of the populace depend on agriculture directly and indirectly for food, employment and ...