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Analysis of private domestic investment in Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2015-05)Private domestic investment is one of the major contributors to economic growth and development in both developed and developing countries. In Kenya the ratio of private domestic investment to GDP has substantial fluctuations. ... -
Analysis of the Value Added Tax and Household Final Consumption Expenditure in Kenya for the Period 1990 - 2014
(Kenyatta University, 2017-07)Household final consumption expenditure (HFCE) is the largest constituent of Kenya’s Gross domestic product, representing overall around 60 per centof Gross domestic product.Moreover, consumption is a major impelling ... -
Capital Mobility and Investment in the East African Community for the Period 1999 - 2012
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The East African Community (EAC) is a regional economic integration grouping which comprises of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi as member states. This trading bloc was established through a treaty and also ... -
Community Empowerment and Child Marriage in Kilifi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-09)Child marriage is a familiar phenomenon in many countries in Africa and Asia. It is a harmful traditional vice, a human rights violation which not only denies young girls a choice on whom to marry, but also exposes them ... -
Diaspora Remittances, Human Capital Investment and Economic Growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-07)An increasing interest in the topic of Diaspora remittances has developed over the past few years on the part of academicians, donors, international financial institutions, commercial banks, money transfer operators, ... -
Effect of Climate Variability on Output and Yields of Selected Crops in Kenya
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Effect of Energy Price Liberalization on Economic Growth in Kenya (1980 – 2014)
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)The main purpose of this study was to determine the effect of energy price liberalization on economic growth in Kenya. Energy sector is an important component of economy, and just like other goods and services, energy price ... -
Effect of Inflation on Minimum Wages in Kenya
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The effect of public debt on private investments and economic growth in Kenya (1980-2013).
(2015)The Kenya vision 2030 aims at achieving a 10 percent per annum growth rate in the economy. Investments have been identified as a major channel through which this objective can be met. The government has undertaken various ... -
Effectiveness of Monetary Policy on Inflation Control and Economic Growth in Kenya: An Application of Factor Augmented Vector Autoregressive Model
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)The question of the effectiveness of monetary policy (MP) on inflation control and economic growth is a long-standing issue in the literature of monetary policy. Despite immense research, most researchers and policy makers ... -
Effects of East African community customs union on trade and economic growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)During the 1990' s the world experienced a new wave of regional integration agreements (RlAs) that reached unprecedented proportions. The increasing importance of regional integration agreements and in particular their ... -
Effects of Fertilizer Subsidy on Coffee Production and its Influence on Technical Efficiency in Mukurwe-Ini, Nyeri County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)Coffee production plays a key role in Kenya‘s economy. It contributes to foreign exchange earnings, food security, household income and employment creation. In Kenya, it is a major cash crop ranked third after tea and ... -
Effects of Infrastructure on Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Kenya's FDI inflows as a percentage of GDP have been increasing negligibly over the last five years, increasing from 0.4 percent in 2010 to 0.9 percent in 2013. This is despite the fact that, since the year 2000, there ... -
Effects of Non-Performing Loans on Technical Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022-05)With the formation of very large banks and increased interbank connectivity, the 1992 financial sector reforms resulted in a shift in market power. They also improved the banking sector's resilience and sustainability. The ... -
Effects of Non-Performing Loans on Technical Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)With the formation of very large banks and increased interbank connectivity, the 1992 financial sector reforms resulted in a shift in market power. They also improved the banking sector's resilience and sustainability. The ... -
Effects of union wages on management staff wages in the banking industry in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The Kenya banking industry is made of the Central Bank of Kenya as the regulatory authority, 44 banking institutions, 5 representative offices of foreign banks, 8 deposit taking micro finance institutions, 2 credit ... -
Efficiency analysis of the agro-processing industry in Kenya
(2015)This study will seek to provide empirical evidence on technical efficiency of the Kenya Agro-processing industry. Agro processing is the process or action taken by manufacturers of converting primary (raw) agricultural ... -
Fuel in Kenya: an analysis of household choices in major Kenyan cities
(Kenyatta University, 2014)In the developing nations of Sub-Saharan Africa, providing households with modern energy services is a critical step towards development. A large majority of households in the region rely on traditional biomass fuels for ... -
The impact of HIV/AIDS expenditure on health outcomes in Sub-Sahara African countries
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Over the last three decades, the global HIV/AIDS prevention community has developed a portfolio of proven strategies that can be deployed to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV. The response to HIV/AIDS ... -
Impact of Interventions by One Acre Fund on Maize Yield and Farm Profits in Busia County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-06)Maize is a staple food and its adequacy is a measure of food security in Busia County and across Kenya. Despite myriad efforts to increase its yield, the national level has remained low at 1.6 tons/ha relative to world ...
