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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
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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 ... -
Effect of Public Debt on Household Consumption Expenditure in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of public debt on Kenya's socioeconomic welfare. As a proxy for socioeconomic wellbeing, household consumption expenditure was utilized. Three theoretical models, namely ... -
Effect of Reduced Extension Services on Use of Productivity-enhancing Agricultural Inputs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The agricultural sector contributes significantly to economic growth in Kenya. However, the sector’s impact in the country’s economic growth has been declining over the years. In Kenya, farm production has either stagnated ... -
The Effect of Remittances on Child Schooling in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Developing Countries grapple with inadequate public resources to finance education. Constrained public resources necessitates household income like remittances to complement public resources in their quest to finance ... -
The Effect of Road Infrastructure on County Horticultural Production in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study sought to investigate the effect of road connectivity on horticultural outcome at the county level. More specifically, the study aims at investigation the correlation between existing road connectivity and ... -
Effect Of Selected Corporate Governance Characteristics On Financial Performance Of Listed Firms In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Corporate governance structures are very critical for efficient firm performance in various sectors. The study sought to establish the effect of CG on the financial performance of listed firms in Kenya. The study will ... -
Effect Of Social Capital On Labor Force Participation In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The aim of this study was to examine the effect of social capital on labor force participation in Kenya. Whereas human capital is necessary, social capital is an adequate factor for successful participation in the labor ... -
Effect of Socioeconomic Determinants on Access to Clean and Safe Water in Urban Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The provision of safe drinking water is a significant global social policy challenge due to its fundamental importance in sustaining human life. In urban areas of Kenya, the rate of population increase frequently exceeds ... -
The Effect of Tax Reforms on Performance of Kenya Revenue Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Taxation reforms have been in existence since 1986. Dwindling tax collections was the main reason that Kenya instituted major tax reforms hoping to spur tremendous growth in tax collections. This has not been the case in ... -
Effect of Tax Revenue Growth on Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The current paper sought to investigate effect of total tax revenue growth on economic growth in Kenya. Specifically, the research sought to evaluate the effect of total tax revenue growth on economic growth in Kenya ... -
Effect of Trade Facilitation on Kenya’s Trade Performance
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The widening gap between exports and imports has been a subject of discussion for some time in Kenya. The problem with Kenyan exports is that it has been growing but not at the desired rate. The absolute value of exports ...