http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/14345 Mon, 18 May 2026 20:36:17 GMT 2026-05-18T20:36:17Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/166650 The Incidence and Determinants of Job Search Channels Among Youth in Kenya Wanyama, Sharon R This study examined the incidence and determinants of channels used by youth in Kenya. Understanding youth choices of job search channels is important because of the possible implications of outcomes in the labour market such as employment and earnings. The study was guided by job search theory and a discrete choice model in which an individual chooses a job search method that maximizes their utility. A multinomial logit regression model was estimated to investigate how gender, labour market conditions, human capital, demographic and socio-economic status characteristics of youth looking for work in Kenya influence their search methods options. The findings from the study indicate that majority of the young people in Kenya preferred inquiring at workplaces compared to other job search methods. The level of education was a significant factor for the youth in determining the choice of method used when seeking for work. Gender, age and access to information were significant factors associated with waiting at a street-side over inquiring at workplaces. The youth aged 20-24 was also a significant factor associated with registering at employment agencies. This insights into the search behavior for employment of Kenyan youth can therefore, inform job assistance policies, programs and interventions aimed at improving youth employment outcomes. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/166650 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165376 SOCIO ECONOMIC FACTORS DETERMINING CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF JUBA Ahmed Abdullahi Morgan The goal of the study was to establish assess and evaluate the prevalence of alcohol consumption among the undergraduate students at the university of Juba in South Sudan. The dependent variable in the study is consumption of alcohol by students measured by their responses as to whether they consumed alcohol or not. The independent variables were represented in nine major determinants of consumption of alcohol among the student which include age, gender, income, price, employment status, peer influence, knowledge of alcohol dangers, and parent education level. Use was made questionnaire to collect the primary data from the students at the University of Juba. A random sample of 120 students was interviewed and the data analyzed using STATA and SPSS version 17. Tests for associations of variables were automatically done by the STATA process in which we explained the Z-tests and Chi-square tests as well as explaining the critical statistics and economics sense the results make. The study found strong associations of the nine variables to the dependent variable among the students. Price, culture, religion, accessibility and peer influence were found to be significant in determining consumption of alcohol. The study findings therefore, supported the classical theory of consumer behavior and the theory of demand which almost hold all the above factors as determinants. However, consumer income was not significant in determining consumption which in this case fails to support the consumer theory which states that as income increases, more of normal goods will be consumed. Nevertheless, these findings can further prove here that alcohol is neither a normal nor a necessity and as such it becomes sometimes difficult to predict the behaviors of consumers involved in drinking alcohol, especially in case of addiction. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165376 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165375 INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN KENYA Peter Njoroge Kamau This study represents an effort to investigate the trends in income distribution in Kenya since independence. A variety of indicators were used to test whether racial, interpersonal, Provincial and rural-urban inequalities have worsened since independence. From the paper it appears that racial* Provincial and interpersonal inequalities have improved although the improvement in interpersonal inequality appears to be gradual rural-urban inequality appears to have worsened since independence. From the results of an international comparison, it clearly emerges that apart from Rhodesia, which is a special case, Kenya’s income distribution is the worst among independent African countries. Sat, 01 Jan 1977 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165375 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165374 IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT PURCHASES ON GROWTH OF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN KENYA HEDWIG NYALWAL Our study set out to establish the determinants of growth of the local pharmaceutical industry in Kenya, measured in terms of employment levels. The focus of the study is primarily on the role of government purchases. We single out government purchases due to the government’s role as the single largest buyer of pharmaceuticals in the domestic market. Previous studies arrived at the conclusion that industries patronized by government as a client exhibit higher rates of growth compared with industries that are not patronized by government. They attribute this effect to the fact that sustained government purchases can guarantee stable incomes and high profits to industries. We carried out the analysis using a differenced-log model with four lags, and time series data covering the period 1981 - 2010. Besides government purchases of pharmaceuticals, other variables included in the analysis are exchange rates, interest rates, imports, and a proxy for technological improvements in the industry. Our analysis finds a negative and significant coefficient for the government purchases variable, indicating that government purchasing behavior has a negative impact on growth of the local pharmaceutical industry. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165374 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z