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Long-run Relationship Between Macroeconomic Factors and Private Sector Corporate Debt
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Industries in the private sector are key drivers of growth in an economy. Through creation of employment and production of goods and services, these industries contribute greatly to growth of the gross domestic product. ... -
Macroeconomic Determinants of Diaspora Remittances. A Case Study in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The World has become a global village with interaction moving from only physical interactions but also through online platforms. Traveling abroad for work has come a long way in that, it is easy to get a job in another ... -
Maternal Health Care Services And Infant Mortality In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Infant mortality is an important estimate used to measure the quality of healthcare service, welfare and socioeconomic status of a nation. Across the globe, remarkable strides have been made in decreasing child mortality ... -
Nexus Between Income Inequality and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Disparities in income and degradation of the environment are issues that have given rise to international debates and await immediate resolution. This paper scrutinized the nexus between income inequality and carbon dioxide ... -
The Nexus Between Public Debt and Gross Capital Formation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Governments seek financial resources from domestic as well as external sources to supplement tax revenues in meeting the financial needs. Kenya has been increasingly borrowing to finance expenditures with an increased ... -
Nile Perch Pricing in Mfangano Island of Lake Victoria, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)One of the causes of excessive depletion of natural resources is their low price at the production level. The Nile perch continues to face depletion in its natural stock and is in this category of natural resources with ... -
Official Development Assistance, Domestic Savings and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Official Development Assistance (ODA) supports and targets the welfare and economic growth of developing nations. The primary argument for aid is to increase the recipient country's GDP. The significance of ODA in funding ... -
Perceptions of Households Towards Health Insurance and Their Implication to Enrolment, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Protection of household from catastrophic health care expenditures associated with direct payments and out-of-pocket payments is a desirable objective of health systems worldwide. A significant proportion of pooled funds ... -
Physical Mobility Experiences and Access to Worksites Among Small Scale Traders With Special Needs in Nairobi’s Central Business District
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Most of the PWDs experience high levels of poverty and unemployment. Some work in city spaces that are not planned to meet their needs. While the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 aims at creating safe, resilient, ... -
Poverty in Deep Sea Informal Settlements; a Gender Inequality Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The feminization of poverty has sparked a widespread debate in analyzing poverty trends globally. The key aim of this study was to study poverty in Deep Sea Informal Settlements with a gender inequality perspective. A ... -
Predicting Bank Failure in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Predicting default or probability of failure is a concept that has brought out a lot of interest since 1960’s, the banking sector has not been left out as models have been developed to predict bank failure. In this study, ... -
Predictors of Smoking Initiation Among the Youth in Kiambaa Sub County, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study explored the predictors of smoking initiation among youth aged 12-34 years in Kiambaa Sub County, Kiambu County. The study aimed to establish smoking prevalence, determine effect of psychosocial risk factors and ... -
Private Consumption and Government Expenditure in Kenya: Nonlinear Ardl Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Several studies, both theoretical and empirical, have analyzed the question of whether government expenditure increases or decreases private consumption but the results are inconclusive. The contrasting result is mainly ... -
Private Sector Social Franchising and Its Effects on Contraceptive Utilization
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Partnerships such as social franchising have been voted as some of the best approaches to remedying the challenges faced by the public health sector. Yet, though considered an important model of healthcare delivery, ... -
Proximate Determinants of Healthcare Utilisation in Kenya- a Gender Disparity Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Disparity in healthcare utilization is a challenge not only to the developing countries, but also to developed nations. Progress has been made in understanding the gender-based differences in healthcare utilization, this ... -
Quality Of Sexual Life In Women With Female Genital Mutilation/cutting And Associated Factors At Garissa Level Five Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Globally an estimated 3million young girls undergo female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) each year in the world. FGM/C has no health benefits and is associated with complications including sexual problems. ... -
Quantifying the Relationship Between Air Transportation and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Air transportation remains a core factor in the world’s economic growth. Thus, in the context of Kenya, this study looked at the connection that between air transportation and the economy. To conduct the study, the research ... -
Rail Freight Transport Optimization, a Case Study of Standard Gauge Railway Transport in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Railway freight transport systems involve integration of complex decision processes which aim at improving overall efficiency of the systems. Depending on the nature of the working environment, optimization of railway ... -
The Relationship Between Governance and Economic Growth in Intergovernmental Authority on Development Member States
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Bretton Woods system of monetary management which include international organizations such as the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank, among others continue to promote robust economic growth ... -
The Relationship Between Government Health Expenditure and Economic Growth: an Analysis of Kenya: 1975 - 2020
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Health is a substantial pointer to economic growth and development. To generate new knowledge and skills and realize long-term advantages, economies require a healthy labour force. Studies done in health economics have ...