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The Economic Burden of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDS) on Household Welfare in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The main non-communicable diseases include: cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic pulmonary diseases and mental health. The main objective of this study is to investigate the economic burden of non-communicable ... -
The Effect Of Bank Lending Interest Rate On Financial Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study investigated how Kenyan commercial banks’ profitability is affected by lending interest rates of banks. The objective was based on how bank internal conditions, regulatory conditions, political conditions and ... -
The effect of budget deficit on economic growth in Kenya
(UoN, 2020)Over the past few decades, budget deficits have gained a great deal of scrutiny. This is because most of the challenges facing developing countries have been blamed on it. The study looked at budget deficit link to ... -
Effect of climate variability on crop Diversity and Household Nutrition in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Agriculture is one of the leading sectors in the Kenyan economy and central to the country’s development strategy. The sector hires over 40 percent of the total Kenyan population, contributes to a quarter of the country’s ... -
The Effect of Consumer Loans on Sustainable Development in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This paper examines the usefulness of consumer loans in predicting sustainable development in Kenya. The research on the effect of consumer loans is of cardinal importance as it aims to establish compounded effect on future ... -
The Effect of Corruption on the Productivity of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study sought to determine the effect of corruption on productivity of manufacturing firms in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the extent to which the productivity of firms in the manufacturing ... -
The Effect of Corruption on the Productivity of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study sought to determine the effect of corruption on productivity of manufacturing firms in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the extent to which the productivity of firms in the manufacturing ... -
The effect of diaspora remittance on financial development in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In spite of the importance of remittance inflows gaining prominence in their contribution to the foreign capital inflows, the effects of remittances on capital formation specifically the financial sector developments has ... -
Effect of Digitalization on Firm Revenue Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Due to the availability of rapid and affordable communication between vendors, buyers, investors, and advertisements everywhere in the world, digital operations have completely changed the commercial sector. However, because ... -
Effect of Enterprise Risk Management on Financial Performance of Insurance Firms in Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)The project’s goal was the assessment of the effect of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) on financial performance of insurance companies in Kenya. Theoretically, ERM adds value to a firm that adopts it; but still, there is ... -
The Effect of Female Top Managers on the Performance of Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The gender equality agenda and its accompanying benefits in the governance of corporates has been and continues to be a focus of many a debate around the world. Many corporate jobs and leadership positions have historically ... -
The Effect of Financial Innovations on Money Velocity: Evidence From Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Money velocity is a key aspect in the short-run implementation of monetary policy. The study investigated the effect of financial innovation on money velocity in Kenya. It analyzed the effect of opportunity cost variables ... -
Effect of Financial Liberalization on Stock Market Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Financial market reforms aim to improve the financial system of a country. These reforms should, in particular, include policies that should induce higher stock market returns. Most of the relevant literature has proposed ... -
The Effect Of Fiscal Decentralization On Economic Growth In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study is anchored towards examining the effect of fiscal decentralization on economic growth in Kenya between the years 2013 to 2018.The main motivation towards conducting this study is the fact that1the effect1of ... -
The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Agricultural Output in Somalia: an Application of Ardl Model
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study investigated the effect of foreign direct investment on agricultural output in Somalia. The study utilized time-series secondary data sourced from the World Bank Indicators and the United Nations Data website, ... -
The effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Productivity: a comparative analysis between Central and Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Most countries have been taking advantage of the contribution of the inflows from FDI to improve the state of their economic performance. However, FDI inflows in Central and Eastern African regions are still low as compared ... -
The Effect of Foreign Direct Investments on Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study attempts investigates the effect of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) on economic growth in Kenya. International Monetary Fund (1977) defines FDI as investment that is made to acquire a lasting interest in ... -
The Effect of Government Sectoral Expenditure on Poverty Reduction in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The study aimed to examine the correlation between public sectoral spending and its effect on poverty reduction in the Kenyan set up. Poverty remains to be a global phenomenon and no country is insusceptible to the menace ... -
Effect of Inflation Rate on Stock Market Volatility in Frontier Capital Markets: a Case for Kenya Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Policymakers and investors have been closely monitoring the volatility of stock prices in the capital market, which has significant policy and practice implications to portfolio risk management, pricing of derivative ... -
The Effect of National Public Debt on Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)