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Budget deficits and macroeconomic performance in Kenya (1963- 2007): An empirical analysis.
(Kenyatta University, 2009-09)Budget deficits have attracted a great deal of attention over the past two decades. They have been blamed for the assortment of ills that beset developing countries. The objectives of this study included: describing the ... -
The Determinants of Adoption of Information and Communication Technology by Small and Medium Enterprises within the Health Sector in Nairobi, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2010)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) playa very important role in the economy in terms of wealth creation and provision of employment opportunities. However, competition from more established firms poses a great challenge ... -
Budget deficits and macroeconomic performance in Kenya (1963-2007): an empirical analysis
(2011-07-21)Budget deficits have attracted a great deal of attention over the past two decades. They have been blamed for the assortment of ills that beset developing countries. The objectives of this study included: describing the ... -
Determinants of demand for family planning services in city slums in Kenya
(2011-07-25)The Kenya government, in collaboration with other stakeholders involved in the provision of family planning services, have put in place various strategies and policies to increase uptake of family planning services. These ... -
Ripple effects of mimimum wages and the response of labour markets in Kenya
(2011-07-25)Minimum wage fixing is a key wage determination ;: approach. The use of minimum wages as a benchmark for wage determination in all sectors of the economy contributes to the existence of ripple effects on other wages, and ... -
The impact of government expenditure on economic growth in Kenya:1963-2008
(2011-08-03)The rapid growth in government expenditure in Kenya has caused concern among policy makers on the implication of such growth. Over the three decades, government expenditure in the country grew at a faster rate than the ... -
Total factor productivity change in the Kenyan manufacturing sector: A malmquist index analysis
(2011-08-15)Industrialization has been embraced by many developing countries as a means of achieving structural transformation of the economies. In Kenya, the goal to industrialize has long been held as a strategy for economic ... -
Cultural and social determinants of entrepreneurial behaviour among small enterprise owners in eldoret municipality, Kenya
(2011-08-16)The role of culture and social factors on the development of entrepreneurship is an emerging theme of research but results remain ubiquitous. Others have concluded that an individualistic culture fosters entrepreneurial ... -
The determinants of tax Revenue in Kenya
(2011-12-16)Several studies have been undertaken on the responsiveness of tax revenues to changes in GDP in Kenya. These studies have found a positive relationship between tax revenues and GDP. However, the studies omit some key ... -
Food crops production response to economic incentives:A case of selected crops in Kenya
(2013-01-22)Despite the provision of incentives for increased production of food crops by the government of Kenya, outputs of major crops have been below domestic requirements. Findings from earlier studies reported inelastic responses ... -
The data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier approaches to the measurement of hospital efficiency in Kenya
(2013-07-25)After independence in 1963, the government of Kenya pledged to fight diseases, ignorance and poverty in the country. The policies that the government has pursued over the years have had a direct impact on health status of ... -
Effects of fiscal policy on private investment in Kenya (1964 – 2010)
(2013-08-14)Private investment in Kenya has been low for the last four decades. This has stimulated much concern to the policy makers‟ bearing in mind that investment is a key variable influencing economic growth. The government of ... -
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 ... -
Private Capital Inflows, Remittances and Economic Growth in Kenya
(2014-02-18)Most studies on private capital inflows and economic growth are cross-country and give more weight to foreign direct investment than the other components of private capital inflows. Moreover, these studies have not included ... -
Essays on Farm Technology Adoption, Technical Efficiency and Productivity in Smallholder Food Crop Agriculture in Kenya
(2014-02-26)With the rapidly increasing population and the associated decline in landholding sizes, the government of Kenya has realized that agricultural extensification is no longer possible for most parts of the country. Consequently, ... -
Institutional, Governance and Economic Factors Influencing Foreign Direct Investment Inflows on East Africa
(2014-08-21)Development economists suggest that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is important for economic growth as it provides the much needed human and physical capital as well as improved technology for investment. East ... -
Agricultural Trade and Economic Growth in East African Community, 2000 - 2012
(Kenyatta University, 2015)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 ... -
Determinants of Scheme Design in Occupational Defined Contribution Schemes in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-01-22)Defined contribution schemes involve no promises about the size of the benefits and no risk to the employer. The risk of ending up with low or no benefits falls entirely on the scheme members. It is necessary therefore, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
