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Testing Whether Forward Exchange Rates Are Predictors of Future Spot Rates in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002-10)
Prior studies indicate that the predictive power of forward exchange rates for future spot
rates is weak. Fama (1976, 1984) conjectures that the low forecast power of the forward
rates is due to a failure to control the ...
Gasoline Demand Analysis in Kenya
(2002-09)
Kenya is an oil importing developing country with rapidly increasing commercial energy consumption whereas the oil industry is a very important sector in the economy. The oil prices revolution has profound impact on the ...
A Survey of the Outsourcing of Human Resource Services by Banks in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The primary objective of this study was to investigate the extent of outsourcing of
Human Resource Management services by commercial banks in Nairobi. To
facilitate this study a qualitative approach was adopted. A ...
The Causal Relationship Between the Flow of Domestic Credit and Changes in Net Foreign Reserves in Lesotho (1980-2000)
(University of Nairobi,, 2002-08)
The management of external balance has been the major problem of most of the non-oil
less developing countries in the last three decades. The empirical literature on this subject
has shown that. the major cause of balance ...
News Flow Imbalance: a Content Analysis of the Mainstream Kenyan Dailies
(University of Nairobi, 2002-09)
Health Care Switching Behaviour of Malaria Patients in a Kenyan Rural Community
(University of Nairobi, 2002-02)
Patients ordinarily use multiple sources of health care. This study reveals the transitions patients in a rural region of Gusii, Kenya are likely to make beyond the homestead in their search for alternatives to combat ...
A Comparative Content Analysis of Specialized Reports in Science and Technology in the Daily Nation and the Kenya Times Newspapers
(University of Nairobi,, 2002-09)
Africa’s Growth and Opportunity Act: Economic Policy Implications for Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2002-10)
The study examines the policy areas that Kenya needs to improve on in order to take full
advantage of Africa's Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Act, as a new US trade
and policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa, provides ...