School of Economics: Recent submissions
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Infrastructure Governance And Agricultural Development In Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This research project examines the causal relationship between infrastructure governance and agricultural development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers have recognized infrastructure as an important determinant of ... -
Effect of Portfolio Diversification on Financial Performance of Investment Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Portfolio diversification has been found to be a strategy that once well adopted, would ensure that investment firms maximize profit. This comes from the fact that investments involve risk taking ventures, that if the total ... -
Financial Development, Human Capital and Economic Growth in Kenya
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Evaluation of the Impact of Increased Government Borrowing on Economic Growth in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The primary aim of this research project was to evaluate the impact of increased borrowing by the government on the growth of the Kenyan economy. The study targeted institutions like the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics ... -
Essays on Kenya’s Service Exports
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Trade in services is a crucial part of international trade in Kenya. About half of the country’s total exports are services. The country has a trade surplus in services and is the fifth largest exporter of services in the ... -
Social-economic Determinants and Outcomes Among Teenage-pregnancies in Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The main aim of this research project is to investigate the socioeconomic disparities and outcomes among teenage pregnancies in Machakos County. Further, the study examined how these socioeconomic disparities influence the ... -
The Impact of Infrastructure Development on Trade Costs in the East African Community
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Demographic Patterns of Socio-economic Needs; Informing Public Resource Allocation Criteria in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The resource allocation criteria in Kenya have been slowly evolving and seem to take baby steps at fulfilling global and regional principles and practices that define resource allocation and distribution (Kinuthia&Lakin, ... -
Technical Efficiency of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Manufacturing is critical to any country's economic development, and Kenya is no exception. The direct and indirect externalities from manufacturing range from increased industrialization, job creation, multiplier effect, ... -
Utilization of Focused Antenatal Care in Kenya Among Young Women Aged 15 - 24 Years
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This paper explored the factors that influence utilization of FANC among young women in Kenya. The study focused on women in the age bracket of 15-24 years in the KDHS (2014). The study sample is 2,032 women. The study ... -
Determinants of Poverty in Somalia: a Household Level Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The current set of 17 interconnected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) puts poverty eradication as its top objective by 2030 because it continues to be one of the multidimensional-complex issues in the 21st-century ... -
Satisfaction With the Quality of Healthcare Delivery Among Clients Using Health Insurance in Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The agenda stage set by Universal Health Coverage calls for reforms that seek to ensure that everyone in society has access to quality healthcare at an affordable cost that protects the users from experiencing financial ... -
An Assessment of Monetary Policy Transmission in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The role played by monetary policy towards sustainable economic outcomes cannot be refuted. Kenyan government through Central bank implements various monetary policies to foster stability in the macroeconomic environment ... -
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. ... -
Essays on Public Spending and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Government spending and its consequence to the economic growth have pre-occupied policymakers in many countries because high level of government expenditure hinders economic growth. Nevertheless, the debate has not been ... -
Does Government Borrowing Affect the Supply of Private-sector Credit? A Kenyan Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Public debt is gaining prominence in Kenyan and African political decision-making. It is also a hot subject in the macroeconomic management in most economies of the world. This study aimed at investigating the effect of ... -
The Factors Driving Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Kenya:1980 - 2020
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In the last 60 years, the government of Kenya has used numerous policy attempts to attract more signifi-cant FDI. Despite these efforts, FDI inflows have fluctuated over time. The major goal of the study is un-covering ... -
Factory Level Determinants of Sugar Production Among Selected Sugar Processing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Sugar consumption has always surpassed sugar production for many years in Kenya. It is therefore imperative to improve local production so as to increase growth and efficiency in the sugar industry while at the same time ... -
Strategic Agility and Competitiveness of Large Fast Moving Consumer Goods Manufacturers in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this research was to establish how competitiveness of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Manufacturers in Nairobi City County is affected by strategic agility. The study's guiding theoretical propositions ... -
Effects of Internet Connectivity on Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Digitalization has been increasing in Kenya and across the world with statistics showing that 4.9 billion people are now connected to the internet (ITU, 2021).Internet connectivity in Kenya has been a journey with the ...
