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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 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 ... -
Impact of Social Franchising on Healthcare Expenditure within Private Facilities in Embu County Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The Kenyan private health sector is one of the most developed in Sub-Saharan Africa and is highly critical in healthcare delivery. It is often the first point of contact of 47 percent of the first quintile of income earners ... -
Sports Betting Participation and its Effects on Youths’ Welfare in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Youths in Kenya have been placing bets on football games, with the hope of winning money and as a form of leisure. Participation in sports betting in Kenya has been increasing since 2013. The number of firms registered to ... -
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 ... -
Threshold Effects in the Relationship between Inflation and Economic Growth in Kenya: 1970-2014
(Kenyatta University, 2017-07)It is widely agreed among economists, policy makers and central bankers that all macroeconomic policies seek to attain high levels of economic growth coupled with very low rates of inflation. High inflation rates have ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Informal Financial Services Utilization and their Socio-Economic Effects on Residents of Machakos County,Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Financial services play a pivotal role in the development of a country through offering financial intermediation and mobilization of resources for investment. The Financial sector in Kenya is dualistic with the informal ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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
(Kenyatta University, 2016) -
Inflation and stock market volatility in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)The effect of inflation on the stock market has attracted many studies. Fisher theory postulates that the real rate of returns on common stocks do not depend on inflation, indicating that stocks should be independent of ...
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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 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 ... -
Impact of Social Franchising on Healthcare Expenditure within Private Facilities in Embu County Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The Kenyan private health sector is one of the most developed in Sub-Saharan Africa and is highly critical in healthcare delivery. It is often the first point of contact of 47 percent of the first quintile of income earners ... -
Sports Betting Participation and its Effects on Youths’ Welfare in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Youths in Kenya have been placing bets on football games, with the hope of winning money and as a form of leisure. Participation in sports betting in Kenya has been increasing since 2013. The number of firms registered to ... -
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 ... -
Threshold Effects in the Relationship between Inflation and Economic Growth in Kenya: 1970-2014
(Kenyatta University, 2017-07)It is widely agreed among economists, policy makers and central bankers that all macroeconomic policies seek to attain high levels of economic growth coupled with very low rates of inflation. High inflation rates have ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Informal Financial Services Utilization and their Socio-Economic Effects on Residents of Machakos County,Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Financial services play a pivotal role in the development of a country through offering financial intermediation and mobilization of resources for investment. The Financial sector in Kenya is dualistic with the informal ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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
(Kenyatta University, 2016) -
Inflation and stock market volatility in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-11)The effect of inflation on the stock market has attracted many studies. Fisher theory postulates that the real rate of returns on common stocks do not depend on inflation, indicating that stocks should be independent of ... -
Technical efficiency analysis of public road transport providers in Nairobi- Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-06)Measurement of efficiency levels of passenger transport helps in identifying opportunities that enhance the public transport performance. This will facilitate effective and efficient management of fleets that provide public ... -
Effect of Inflation on Minimum Wages in Kenya
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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. ... -
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 ... -
Response of economic growth to domestic borrowing, governance and market reforms in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)The Kenya vision 2030 aims at achieving a sustained 10 per cent per annum growth rate in the economy by 2012 as well as reducing domestic debt levels to below 25 per cent of GDP but these targets have not been achieved. ...
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