Research Papers: Recent submissions
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Dialogues of Healing and Reconciliation
(2007)The papers draw on recent work from southern Africa in the genres of the novel, autobiography, theatre and song to examine healing and reconciliation in post-1994 South Africa and in Zimbabwe. The papers will argue that ... -
Internal Controls (The case of Nyayo Bus Service Corporation, Nairobi)
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 1993)The study was aimed at documenting and evaluating the internal control system of Nyayo Bus Service Corporation, Nairobi so as to provide recommendations towards improvement of the existing system. Personal interviews were ... -
Assessment of the systematic risk of securities in the NSE under inflationary conditions
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The impact of PAC and PIC on accountability and transparency in Kenya under the new photography changes on the standing orders
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 1998)This study sought to determine what Public Accounts Committee (PAC ) and Public Investments(PIC) are supposed to do,what they have done,what effect the change on the standing orders have on the operations of PAC and PIC ... -
The economic impact of malaria on wage earnings in Kenya: a household level investigation
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi,, 2013)Malaria remains one of t he most severe diseases facing Sub - Saharan African. The global incidence of the disease is estimated at 350 to 500 million clinical cases annually, resulting in 1. 5 to 2.7 million deaths ... -
An investigation into venture capital financing for small and medium – scale enterprises in info-tech
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Role of R enewable ene R gy in p R omoting inclusive and sustainable development in Kenya
(Department of economics, university of Nairobi, 2012)This paper looks at the role of renewable energy in Kenya toward promoting inclusive and sustainable development -
An investigation into the factors hindering the development of commercial paper market in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2010)Commercial paper in Kenya is recent compared with major and developed economies like the USA and European countries. The principal advantage of commercial paper as a source of short-term financing is that it is generally ... -
Are Formal And Informal Small Firms Really Different?
(Department of economics, university of Nairobi, 2000)Although informal establishments dominate the small firm-segment in Kenyan manufacturing, there are also formal companies with distinct characteristics. Informal firms are younger, less capital-intensive, almost never ... -
Revealed Comparative Advantage and Export Propensity in Kenya
(Department of economics, university of Nairobi, 1999)This discussion paper is released under IPAR’s research and policy activities in the Private Sector Development programme. Discussion papers disseminate results and reflections from on-going research activities of the ... -
Micro-level Institutions & Enterprise Productivity: Insights From Kenya's Small Business Sector
(School of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2001)This paper explores the impact of micro-level institutions on enterprise performance by applying descriptive and econometric analysis on data extracted from a baseline survey of micro and small-scale enterprises in Kenya. ... -
relationship between share prices and interest rates: evidence from Kenya
(25-06-13)The changes in interest rates do have a diverse effect across the economic spectrum in any country. The sectoral and economy wide effects of interest rates may ultimately be reflected in the stock prices. Policy makers, ... -
Informality, Ethnicity And Productivity: Evidence From Small Manufacturers In Kenya
(School of Economics, 2000)A rapidly increasing share of firms in Kenya consists of not only small but also informal establishments. This paper investigates the role of ethnicity and other factors in the choice of formality status at start-up. ... -
Institutional Impediments To Access To Credit By Micro And Small Scale Enterprises In Kenya
(IPAR, 2000)female-owned and informal entrepreneurs are more inclined to borrow, they request for smaller amounts and enjoy lower success rates. Older and more educated entrepreneurs seek for and receive more credit than the younger ... -
A COMPARISON OF THE CLASSICAL BLACK-SCHOLES MODEL AND THE GARCH OPTION PRICING MODEL FOR CURRENCY OPTIONS
(Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science; Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & TechnologySchool of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2008)This paper looks at the consequences of introducing heteroscedasticity in option pricing. The analysis shows that introducing heteroscedasticity results in a better fitting of the empirical distribution of foreign exchange ... -
Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Which Way for the Informal Economy?
(Institute for Development Studies (IDS)Secretary of the Kamukunji Jua Kali Association in Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This think piece argues that the informal economy should be included in discussions on green economy. The informal economy represents three-fourths of non-agricultural employment in sub-Saharan Africa, making it an important ... -
Impact of bank failures an economic development in Kenya.
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Knowledge, Technology and Growth: The Case Study of Kamukunji Jua Kali Enterprise Cluster in Kenya
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Survey of Management Accounting Practices in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2004)
