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Effect of Cost of Doing Business on the Formalization of Businesses in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2023)The informal sector has been growing at a higher pace than the formal one in the last three decades. A large informal sector is undesirable because it does not pay tax, it faces a lower cost of business which leads to ... -
The Interplay between Military Expenditures and Economic Growth: The Case of East African Economies
(Kenyatta University, 2023)Over the years, the East African Community (EAC) has experienced tremendous growth in defense spending in the advent of rising violent cross-border and domestic terrorism. The member states reported a cumulative rising ... -
Energy Consumption and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya's manufacturing sector contributes 70% of the industrial sector production with the combined contribution of construction, building and quarrying outputs to the remaining 30%. Energy plays critical role in ... -
Impact of Women Empowerment on Household Wellbeing in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya has been investing in women empowerment over the last few decades in a bid to enjoy the resultant benefits as documented in past research. A majority of women empowerment initiatives are focused on easing the access ... -
Effect of Alternative Channels of Banking on Poverty in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Creating sustainable alternative channels of banking has been the priority of the Kenya Government over the last decade. In the last ten years, Kenya, like other developing countries has experienced high levels of financial ... -
Effects of Capital Formation Rate, Employment Rate and Enrolment Rate in the Education Institutions on Economic Growth in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Enrolment in the education institutions aids in equipping graduates in work performance and proficiency in chosen occupation. Capital formation leads to growth in the stock of plants and equipment while employment leads ... -
Effect of Elderly Persons’ Unconditional Cash Transfer on Welfare of Older People in Chuka Subcounty, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)older person population continue to increase amid concerns of economic vulnerability in communities prompting special attention. Programs such as UCT have been put in place to help improve the welfare of the elderly. In ... -
Household Heads Characteristics and Access to Water, Energy and Housing in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)individual is considered a priority aspiration especially in developing nations. Kenya has not been left behind in this and has envisioned a universal access to the three at an affordable rate by 2030. The country is ... -
Effects of Capital Formation Rate, Employment Rate and Enrolment Rate in the Education Institutions on Economic Growth in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Enrolment in the education institutions aids in equipping graduates in work performance and proficiency in chosen occupation. Capital formation leads to growth in the stock of plants and equipment while employment leads ... -
Effect of Elderly Persons’ Unconditional Cash Transfer on Welfare of Older People in Chuka Subcounty, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The older person population continue to increase amid concerns of economic vulnerability in communities prompting special attention. Programs such as UCT have been put in place to help improve the welfare of the elderly. ... -
Effects of Technological Innovations and Taxpayer Education by Kenya Revenue Authority on Revenue Collection in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The Kenya Vision 2030 is the blueprint for Kenya to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. However, the main challenge is the level of debt which is 5.276 trillion Kenya shillings which is equivalent to 52.7% of the ... -
Effect of Financial Literacy on Financial Access and Savings in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Financial literacy enhances effective use of financial services, promotes technical progress, promotes economic growth and development and aids in poverty reduction. However, Fin Access survey data shows that 17 per cent ... -
Diaspora Remittances and Economic Growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Diaspora remittances have become an imperative source of capital flows for different countries worldwide. Even though developing countries such as Kenya do not have a significant share of this capital flow, diaspora ... -
Community Participation and Outcomes of Selected Community Based Development Water Projects in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)A great proportion of the population living in urban areas of Kenya especially in Nairobi City County reside within the informal settlements. These informal settlements are prone to water related challenges such as failure ... -
Income Repatriation and its Relationship to Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)Developing countries have invested heavily in pursing policies and strategies to attract foreign direct investments to augment the existing capital stock. These efforts have seen a substantial increase in the flow of foreign ...
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Effect of Cost of Doing Business on the Formalization of Businesses in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2023)The informal sector has been growing at a higher pace than the formal one in the last three decades. A large informal sector is undesirable because it does not pay tax, it faces a lower cost of business which leads to ... -
The Interplay between Military Expenditures and Economic Growth: The Case of East African Economies
(Kenyatta University, 2023)Over the years, the East African Community (EAC) has experienced tremendous growth in defense spending in the advent of rising violent cross-border and domestic terrorism. The member states reported a cumulative rising ... -
Impact of Women Empowerment on Household Wellbeing in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya has been investing in women empowerment over the last few decades in a bid to enjoy the resultant benefits as documented in past research. A majority of women empowerment initiatives are focused on easing the access ... -
Energy Consumption and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya's manufacturing sector contributes 70% of the industrial sector production with the combined contribution of construction, building and quarrying outputs to the remaining 30%. Energy plays critical role in ... -
Effect of Alternative Channels of Banking on Poverty in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Creating sustainable alternative channels of banking has been the priority of the Kenya Government over the last decade. In the last ten years, Kenya, like other developing countries has experienced high levels of financial ... -
Effects of Capital Formation Rate, Employment Rate and Enrolment Rate in the Education Institutions on Economic Growth in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Enrolment in the education institutions aids in equipping graduates in work performance and proficiency in chosen occupation. Capital formation leads to growth in the stock of plants and equipment while employment leads ... -
Effect of Elderly Persons’ Unconditional Cash Transfer on Welfare of Older People in Chuka Subcounty, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)older person population continue to increase amid concerns of economic vulnerability in communities prompting special attention. Programs such as UCT have been put in place to help improve the welfare of the elderly. In ... -
Household Heads Characteristics and Access to Water, Energy and Housing in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)individual is considered a priority aspiration especially in developing nations. Kenya has not been left behind in this and has envisioned a universal access to the three at an affordable rate by 2030. The country is ... -
Effect of Elderly Persons’ Unconditional Cash Transfer on Welfare of Older People in Chuka Subcounty, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The older person population continue to increase amid concerns of economic vulnerability in communities prompting special attention. Programs such as UCT have been put in place to help improve the welfare of the elderly. ... -
Effects of Capital Formation Rate, Employment Rate and Enrolment Rate in the Education Institutions on Economic Growth in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Enrolment in the education institutions aids in equipping graduates in work performance and proficiency in chosen occupation. Capital formation leads to growth in the stock of plants and equipment while employment leads ... -
Effects of Technological Innovations and Taxpayer Education by Kenya Revenue Authority on Revenue Collection in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The Kenya Vision 2030 is the blueprint for Kenya to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. However, the main challenge is the level of debt which is 5.276 trillion Kenya shillings which is equivalent to 52.7% of the ... -
Effect of Financial Literacy on Financial Access and Savings in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Financial literacy enhances effective use of financial services, promotes technical progress, promotes economic growth and development and aids in poverty reduction. However, Fin Access survey data shows that 17 per cent ... -
Diaspora Remittances and Economic Growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Diaspora remittances have become an imperative source of capital flows for different countries worldwide. Even though developing countries such as Kenya do not have a significant share of this capital flow, diaspora ... -
Community Participation and Outcomes of Selected Community Based Development Water Projects in the Informal Settlements of Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)A great proportion of the population living in urban areas of Kenya especially in Nairobi City County reside within the informal settlements. These informal settlements are prone to water related challenges such as failure ... -
Income Repatriation and its Relationship to Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020-06)Developing countries have invested heavily in pursing policies and strategies to attract foreign direct investments to augment the existing capital stock. These efforts have seen a substantial increase in the flow of foreign ... -
Utilization of Mobile Financial Services among Small Scale Businesses in Kiambu County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The Kenyan government has been implementing policies to expand financial access including promoting mobile enabled financial services to those excluded by formal banking sector. Despite the efforts, 65 percent of Kenyans ... -
Total Factor Productivity in the Kenyan Banking Sector and How it is Affected by Technological Innovation
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Technological changes and innovation in any economy play a pivotal role in reducing operational expenses and increasing total factor productivity. The Kenyan banking sector is characterized by operational inefficiency ... -
Effect of Electronic Commerce on Output and Total Factor Productivity in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-12)Kenya seeks to transform into a middle-income country by 2030 with target annual growth rates of 10 percent. However, this target has not been realized since growth rates are under 10 percent while 36 percent of the ... -
Effects of Institutional Reforms on Financial Sector Development in Selected East Africa Community Member States
(Kenyatta University, 2019-06)In the East African region many institutional reforms has been undertaken to foster financial sector development. However, the contribution of these reforms to financial sector development in this region remains unimpressive ... -
Non-Linear Effects of External Debt and Their Channels on Economic Growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-10)Public debt in Kenya has consistently risen overtime, with larger portion being debt from external sources. Both positive and negative effects of debt have been experienced in Kenya since independence. In the last one ...
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