| dc.contributor.author | Ng’ang’a, Wilson K | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-25T15:21:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-11-25T15:21:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-10 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | A research paper submitted to the School of Economics, University of Nairobi in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in Economics | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/60180 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper examines the effects of FDI flows on Kenyan economic growth over the period 1985-
2011. The analysis applies ordinary least square (OLS) regressions technique with net FDI
inflows as the main variables of interest. The study finds that FDI impacts positively on Kenyan
economic growth although insignificantly with suggested thresholds in literature: trade openness
and human capital stock reducing its potential benefit to economic growth in Kenya. Based on
these findings, the study suggests that Kenya should embark on policies that promote sound
macroeconomic policies to: increase and diversify exports; to provide avenues of utilising the
idle or unproductive labour and; to reduce the cost of capital. In addition, the study recommends
further research on: whether the source of FDI matters and; the effects of incentives offered so as
to capture all the dynamics associated with FDI and economic growth in Kenya | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.subject | Foreign direct investment | en |
| dc.subject | Economic growth | en |
| dc.subject | Kenya | en |
| dc.title | The impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on economic growth in Kenya | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Economics | en |
