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A survey of the availability, acquisition and utilization of learning resources in the teaching and learning of economics in Kenyan secondary schools: a study of Kericho and Nairobi districts
(2012-06-11)This study surveyed the availability, acquisition and utilization of learning resources in the teaching and learning of economics. Six objectives were formulated. These objectives were categorized into long term (Broad ... -
An empirical assessment of tax performance in Kenya: 1958 to 1959
(2012-06-11)Several studies have been undertaken in various countries with the aim of assessing tax performance. The most common approach in these studies has been to determine the ratio of tax revenue to gross domestic product. ... -
An econometric analysis of Kenya's imports, 1963-1989
(2012-06-14)The study was designed to carry out an investigation on stimulus organization based on the Gestalt principles of perception. The principles on which the investigation was based on were: Pragnanz, Closure, Proximity, ... -
Total Factor Productivity Change In The Non-Life Insurance Sector, Kenya: 2005-2009
(2012-06-20)The Kenya Vision 2030 acknowledges that financial services will play a critical role by providing better intermediation between savings and investments. Among the financial service providers are non-life insurers. Non-life ... -
An analysis of the determinants of rural household savings in Bondo district
(2012-10-17)This paper investigates the determinants of rural household savings in Bondo district, Kenya. The endogenous variables examined in this study include: age, bank distance, dependency, education level, employment status, ... -
The determinants of foreign direct investment in Kenya
(2012-10-17)Foreign Direct Investment forms one of the most important links between developing and industrial countries and increasingly among developing countries. Like trade, it provides an important channel for global integration ... -
An analysis of the relevance of the monetary approach to Kenya's balance of payments (1969-2002)
(2012-10-17)Balance of payments deficits have been a common phenomenon in the Kenyan Economy from the 1960s. The government has over the years enacted various policy measures aimed at remedying the situation, however the balance of ... -
Performance of micro and small enterprises in Kitale town under K-rep loans
(2012-10-19)This study examined the performance of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in Kitale town under K-REP loans. The study investigated the determinants of the performance of the (MSEs) in Kenya by focusing on those that had ... -
An analysis of Kenya's trade experience with regional cooperation and integration under comesa
(2012-10-19)Regional Cooperation and Integration is highly regarded by many countries in the world, both the developed and developing countries. However, much as many leaders in the world enthusiastically embrace the idea of regional ... -
Exchange rate overshooting and its transmission through the monetary policy in Kenya
(2012-10-19)With the floating exchange rate regime that Kenya is currently under, it was suspected at the beginning of this study, that the exchange rate channel of monetary policy transmission mechanism is effective in Kenya and that ... -
Determinants of demand for the choice of mobile telephone service providers in Kiambu District
(2012-10-19)The major objective of the study was to identify which factors affect demand for the choice of different mobile telephone providers and their tariffs in Kiambu District. Though the demand is noted to on the increase, the ... -
Monetary Policy Reaction Function in the Presence of Oil Price Shocks in Kenya
(2013-12-17)Monetary authorities have been confronted with a tradeoff between stabilizing inflation and output whenever there is oil I price shock. Such shock induces a systematic response of monetary policy. The response has been ... -
Testing the twin deficit hypothesis for Kenya 1970-2012
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Macro-economic theory suggests that there exists a causal relationship running from Budget Deficit to Current account deficit a concept normally referred to as the Twin Deficit Hypothesis (TDH). This claim has more often ... -
Determinants of current account balance in Kenya
(2014)Current account is one of the components in the Balance of Payment of a country. It covers all the transactions that involve the real sources (goods, services, income).It comprises the international balances of transactions ... -
Determinants of capital flight from Kenya
(2014-01-06)This study investigates the determinants of capital flight from Kenya over the sample period 1971 to 2001. Although evidence available indicates fluctuations in the level of capital flight from Kenyan economy since early ... -
Effects of Monetary Policy Changes on Credit and Economic Growth in Kenya
(2014-03-06)Several empirical studies have confirmed that there is a positive relationship between credit growth and economic growth. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has in the past attempted to use monetary policy to influence the ... -
The Impact of Public Expenditure Components on Economic Growth in Kenya: 1964-2011
(2014-03-06)Kenya has been faced with severe macroeconomic imbalances in the past, As such; the purpose of this study was to find out the impact of public expenditure composition on economic growth in Kenya from 1964 to 2011. The ... -
Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya (1970 - 2009)
(2014-03-06)The Kenyan government has employed policy incentives in order to encourage foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the country. Despite these measures, FDI inflows into the country have continued to be characterized ... -
Effects of Public Pension Schemes on National Savings in Kenya, 1971-2011
(2014-03-07)This study seeks to investigate the effect of pensions on national savings in Kenya. The study covers the Kenya Government's public pension schemes for its employees. The Granger causality test was employed to investigate ... -
Effects of Tax Reforms on Bouyancy and Elasticity of the Tax System in Kenya: 1963 - 2010
(2014-03-07)The Kenya government has been pursuing tax reforms in order to design a system that is viable and productive to finance and sustain government expenditure without recourse to deficit financing. The purpose of this study ...
