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Capital flight and external borrowing in Kenya: an empirical analysis (1980-2010)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The title of the project is the determinant of household health expenditure in Tanzania. The main objective of this paper was to analyze the determinants of 'household health expenditure in Tanzania. The analysis was ... -
Capital Flight and External Borrowing in Kenya: an Empirical Analysis (1980-2010)
(2012-11)External borrowing is undertaken to acquire the additional resources needed for development purposes. This study uses the annual time series data to study the determinants of capital flight from Kenya for the period ... -
Capital flows in a small open economy: The case of Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2000-11)Capital inflows have been shown to have a major impact on macroeconomic variables, most of which in turn are considered as the determinants of capital inflows. This study goes further than previous studies to examine the ... -
The capital goods and spare parts industries: A case study of electric motor reconditioning and manufacture in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics,, 1982)In this study the electric motor rewinding sub-sector of the Kenyan industry is examined together with the possibilities of manufacturing small electric motors in Kenya. A substantive finding is that capacity ... -
Capital Investment Appraisal Techniques and Publicly Financed Investment in the Private Sector
(University of Nairobi, 1976)A capital investment is an expenditure on a tangible or intangible asset which is expected to produce benefits.In the most common case, it comprises a planned series of capital expenditures undertaken in anticipation of ... -
Capital Requirements And Bank Lending Behaviour Of Commercial Banks In Kenya: Testing The Capital Buffer Theory
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study sought to examine how capital requirements affect bank lending behaviour among commercial banks in Kenya. The research tested whether heterogeneity across ownership structure exists between capital requirements ... -
Capital Structure and Dividend Payout Ratio of Non-financial Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study investigates the effect of capital structure on dividend payout ratio among non-financial firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). In particular, the study sought to determine the effect of leverage, ... -
Capital Structure and Its Determinants at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool Of Business, University Of Nairobi, 2012-10)Businesses are living in a world of stiff competition. To be vigorous in this competition, cost effective mix of capital is an important and companies need to investigate more on the determinants of capital mix. A number ... -
Capital Structure Choice
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2005)If it is difficult for a firm to measure impact on the value of the firm under different levels of leverage, it should not be surprising that managers are not very concerned about maintaining an exact capital structure. The ... -
Capital Structure Choice: an Empirical Testing of the Pecking Order Theory Among Firms Quoted on the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2005-08)This study uses shy am-sunder and Myers (1999) POT model, to test whether firms listed on NSE follow the pecking order theory of capital structure in their financing choices. The POT model predicts external debt financing ... -
Capital structure choice: views and practices of financial managers of companies listed at the Nairobi stock exchange
(School of business,University of Nairobi, 2009)This paper reports the findings of a survey of companies listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange to learn about the managerial opinions and practices with respect to long term financing decisions. Frequency tables, mean ... -
Capital Structure of Listed Firms in Kenya: the Case of Non Financial Firms
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 2013)This study investigates the capital structure of listed firms in Kenya with an intention of identifying the factors that determine their capital structure. In particular, the study seeks to determine both firm specific and ... -
Capital structure of private firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)This paper analyses the determinants of capital structure for private firms in Kenya. Past literature focuses mainly on publicly listed firms in Kenya with the samples being relatively small. This paper has a sample of ... -
Capital Structure, Firm Size, Liquidity and Financial Performance of Non-financial Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship among capital structure, firm size, liquidity and financial performance of non-financial firms listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study first explored ... -
Capital Structure, Macroeconomic Environment, Firm’s Efficiency and Value of Companies Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
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Capital- labour substitution, returns to scale and farm size in the Kenyan sugar industry
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1982)The backwardness of rural areas of developing countries is the subject of popular concern of both the governments of these countries as well as the internatlonal community as a whole. This concern is reflected in current ... -
Carbon Trade in Kenya: Aligning the Municipal Regulatory Framework With International Climate Change Law Regime
(University of NairobiSchool of law, 2009)The worsemng impacts of climate change 1S a result of global warnung prompted the international community to seek appropriate responses to stem rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Consequently, ... -
Carbon Trade In Kenya:aligning The Municipalregulatory Framework With The International Climate Change Lawregime
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The care of orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya: a cost effectiveness analysis
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2003)Currently in Kenya, an estimated 2.2million people are infected with HIV. These infections are concentrated in the 15-49 years old age group. The vast majority of these persons are parents and so, AIDS has been ... -
The care of orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)Currently in Kenya, an estimated 2.2million people are infected with HIV. These infections are concentrated in the 15-49 years old age group. The vast majority of these persons are parents and so, AIDS has been responsible ...