School of Economics: Recent submissions
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Access to Credit and Growth of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Micro, Small, and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) are considered the backbone of emerging economies and play a major role in generating job opportunities and ensuring equitable economic growth and development. The unique ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of health insurance uptake in Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study explored socio-demographic, economic, health status-related characteristics linked to enrolment to the insurance scheme. The general objective was to examine the determinants of health insurance uptake in Tanzania ... -
The Determinants of Labor Productivity in South Sudan Manufacturing Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The manufacturing sector is widely believed to play a significant role with a lot of potentialities in driving the economic growth of most of the developing countries through its value addition. However, with regards to ... -
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 ... -
Gender, Credit Access And Small And Medium-Sized Enterprise Performance In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are key in employment and wealth creation in Kenya. Nonetheless, their level of operation is sub-optimal due to the challenges they face most notably limited credit access. Access to ... -
Variation Of Catastrophic Health Expenditure By Chronic Disease In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Protection of households from financial risk as a result of seeking healthcare is one of the fundamental goals of universal health coverage (UHC). Out-of-pocket health expenses create barriers to healthcare ... -
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 ... -
Analysis of the Supply and Demand Side Determinants of Maize Food Security in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This research paper examines maize food security in Kenya by analyzing the supply and demand-side factors. The objectives of the study include: scrutinizing the prevailing trends of maize food security; establishing the ... -
Effects of uncertainty on domestic private investments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The domestic private investment serves as a prerequisite for the development and modernization of any economy. In Kenya, macroeconomic and political uncertainties play a significant role in influencing private domestic ... -
Can Cash Transfer Lead To School Retention Among The Orphans And Vulnerable Children? An Empirical Analysis Of Ct-Ovc In Kwale County.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Cash Transfer Program have become widespread in the world and have gradually gained acceptance as programs that can drive masses out of poverty. Few studies have been conducted in Kenya and Africa as a continent regarding ... -
The Efficiency of County Governments’ Expenditure in Kenya
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Determinants of Choice of Cesarean Section Among Women of Child-bearing Age in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Improving the availability, accessibility, quality and, use of maternal health services is an important WHO policy to reduce maternal mortality globally. The WHO sets a threshold of 10% -15% of live births as a quality ... -
The Effects of Magistrates’ Transfer on the Administration of Justice in Kenya- a Case Study of Courts in Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Although studies have been carried out on staffing and transfers of judicial officers, there is limited empirical data on the effect of frequent magistrates’ transfer on the administration of justice in Nairobi City County. ... -
Impact Of Sacco Societies Act On The Growth Of Deposit Taking Saccos In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of Sacco Societies Act, 2008 on the growth of deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya. By using a sample of 10 deposit taking SACCOs, the study conducted a panel regression model ... -
Impact Of Official Development Assistance On Economic Growth In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The demand for continued aid exists. Whether or not foreign aid is positive for the recipient country’s economy remains inconclusive. Since attaining political independence in 1963, Kenya has continued to receive ODA ... -
Effects Of Cost On Pharmaceutical Availability Of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDS) Drugs
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Purpose of the study: Pharmaceuticals are essential in addressing the increasing burden of Non Communicable Diseases which are the leading cause of mortalities in low and middle income countries (LMIC’s). Pharmaceuticals ... -
Impact of Capital and Recurrent Expenditure on Public Debt in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Public expenditure is a fiscal policy measure taken to influence a country’s economy and is therefore an important tool for boosting economic growth. In Kenya, the level of spending is way higher than the revenue collected ... -
The Effects of Current Account Deficit on Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study explored effects of current account deficit on growth in Kenya by using series data between1975 and 2018. The long run effects between variables were investigated using co-integration test and the results confirmed ...
