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Nexus between Corruption, Government Expenditure and Economic Growth in East African Community Member States
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The pursuit of sustainable economic development amidst corruption has become a fundamental challenge for most economies globally and East African Community states are not exceptional. East African Community states are ... -
Utilization of Mobile Money Services in Enhancing Household’s Financial Resilience and Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Developments in financial innovations in Kenya has seen financial access gap drastically reduced. Specifically, mobile money has offered huge potential in boosting financial access in Kenya. As a result, 83 percent of ... -
Effects of Value Added Tax Reforms on Household Welfare and Collection Efficiency and the Determinants of its Compliance Gap in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-01)The study evaluated the Value Added Tax reform process in Kenya, and established its effect on welfare of households and collection efficiency of Value Added Tax. In addition, the study estimated the Value Added Tax gap ... -
Effects of Prudential Capital Regulations on Systemic Risk and Financial Stability in the Banking Sector in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)The prudential regulation's main objective is to mitigate financial instability's threat and macroeconomic costs. In the last decade (2007 to 2018), the banking sector in Kenya has expanded rapidly, making some banks operate ... -
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 ... -
Effect of Exchange Rate Misalignment on Bilateral Trade between Kenya and European Union
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The exchange rate is an important variable in international trade due to the expectations that trade reacts to its movements and therefore determines a country’s international competitiveness. Prudent management of trade ... -
Participation in microfinance and its effects on household welfare and performance of micro and small enterprises in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The development of microfinance in Kenya is seen as a catalyst for promoting household welfare and performance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Through various policy frameworks, the sub-sector has recorded considerable ... -
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 ... -
Trade liberalization and performance of the manufacturing sector in Nigeria
(2017-11)International trade has broadened possible opportunities available to countries for upgrading economic activities, including the development of manufacturing. Since the late 1980s, Nigeria has progressively pursued trade ... -
Economic convergence, political integration and prospects of a monetary union in theEeast African Community
(2017-10)The East African Community partner states are in the process of forming a monetary union and it is expected to be complete by the year 2023. The idea of a monetary union is not new in East Africa, this is because, Kenya, ... -
Out-Of-Pocket Payment for Healthcare and Its Effects on Household Welfare in Rural and Urban Areas of Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-06)Good health plays an important role in boosting economic growth, poverty reduction and the realization of social goals. However, the Survey of Health Care Utilisation and Expenditure of 2013 found that the high cost of ... -
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 ... -
Competition and profitability of commercial banks in Kenya
(2017-05)The banking sector in Kenya is characterized by intermediation inefficiency in the form of interest driven exceptional bank profitability.Competition among commercial banks should remedy this situation by driving bank ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
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Nexus between Corruption, Government Expenditure and Economic Growth in East African Community Member States
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The pursuit of sustainable economic development amidst corruption has become a fundamental challenge for most economies globally and East African Community states are not exceptional. East African Community states are ... -
Utilization of Mobile Money Services in Enhancing Household’s Financial Resilience and Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Developments in financial innovations in Kenya has seen financial access gap drastically reduced. Specifically, mobile money has offered huge potential in boosting financial access in Kenya. As a result, 83 percent of ... -
Effects of Value Added Tax Reforms on Household Welfare and Collection Efficiency and the Determinants of its Compliance Gap in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-01)The study evaluated the Value Added Tax reform process in Kenya, and established its effect on welfare of households and collection efficiency of Value Added Tax. In addition, the study estimated the Value Added Tax gap ... -
Effects of Prudential Capital Regulations on Systemic Risk and Financial Stability in the Banking Sector in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)The prudential regulation's main objective is to mitigate financial instability's threat and macroeconomic costs. In the last decade (2007 to 2018), the banking sector in Kenya has expanded rapidly, making some banks operate ... -
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 ... -
Effect of Exchange Rate Misalignment on Bilateral Trade between Kenya and European Union
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The exchange rate is an important variable in international trade due to the expectations that trade reacts to its movements and therefore determines a country’s international competitiveness. Prudent management of trade ... -
Participation in microfinance and its effects on household welfare and performance of micro and small enterprises in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The development of microfinance in Kenya is seen as a catalyst for promoting household welfare and performance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Through various policy frameworks, the sub-sector has recorded considerable ... -
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 ... -
Trade liberalization and performance of the manufacturing sector in Nigeria
(2017-11)International trade has broadened possible opportunities available to countries for upgrading economic activities, including the development of manufacturing. Since the late 1980s, Nigeria has progressively pursued trade ... -
Economic convergence, political integration and prospects of a monetary union in theEeast African Community
(2017-10)The East African Community partner states are in the process of forming a monetary union and it is expected to be complete by the year 2023. The idea of a monetary union is not new in East Africa, this is because, Kenya, ... -
Out-Of-Pocket Payment for Healthcare and Its Effects on Household Welfare in Rural and Urban Areas of Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-06)Good health plays an important role in boosting economic growth, poverty reduction and the realization of social goals. However, the Survey of Health Care Utilisation and Expenditure of 2013 found that the high cost of ... -
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 ... -
Competition and profitability of commercial banks in Kenya
(2017-05)The banking sector in Kenya is characterized by intermediation inefficiency in the form of interest driven exceptional bank profitability.Competition among commercial banks should remedy this situation by driving bank ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ...
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