School of Economics: Recent submissions
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The Incidence and Determinants of Job Search Channels Among Youth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study examined the incidence and determinants of channels used by youth in Kenya. Understanding youth choices of job search channels is important because of the possible implications of outcomes in the labour market ... -
SOCIO ECONOMIC FACTORS DETERMINING CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF JUBA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)The goal of the study was to establish assess and evaluate the prevalence of alcohol consumption among the undergraduate students at the university of Juba in South Sudan. The dependent variable in the study is consumption ... -
INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1977)This study represents an effort to investigate the trends in income distribution in Kenya since independence. A variety of indicators were used to test whether racial, interpersonal, Provincial and rural-urban inequalities ... -
IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT PURCHASES ON GROWTH OF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2012)Our study set out to establish the determinants of growth of the local pharmaceutical industry in Kenya, measured in terms of employment levels. The focus of the study is primarily on the role of government purchases. We ... -
ESSAYS ON REMITTANCES, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE AND LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION IN KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2019)While remittances have been on an upward trend in Kenya, little attention has been given to the relationship between remittances and household spending and labour market decisions. The purpose of this thesis is to understand ... -
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION IN KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2016)This study sort to investigate the impact of immigrants on the economic growth of Kenya between 1980 and 2014. Specifically, the study aimed at establishing the causality between immigrants and economic growth as well as ... -
Effect of internal control systems on efficient revenue collection at the National Transport and Safety Authority
(UoN, 2020)The objective of the study was to determine the effect of internal control systems on revenue collection at the National Transport and Safety Authority. Specifically, the study sought to determine the effect of control ... -
Effects of Maternal Education on Immunization Adherence Among Under Five Children in Bungoma County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The countdown to 2030 aims at monitoring progress towards achieving healthy lives and promoting prosperity for all ages of the population. The countdown has mainly focused on measuring evidence-based interventions across ... -
Impact of Fiscal Policy on the Current Account of the Balance of Payment: a Case of Kenya 1973-2014.
(University of Nairobi, 2016) -
Environment challenges in Africa: further dimensions to the trade, MNCs and energy debate
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the linkage between environmental challenges, multinational corporations (MNCs) activities, trade and energy in Africa; and further elaborate on the role of institutions, ... -
A strategic framework for using Japanese official for using Japanese official development assistance development assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1999)Foreign aid in Africa is at a crisis stage. The economic literature is divided on usefulness of aid in Africa, and some research in this area has argued for its curtailment, falling short of recommending cancellation. ... -
Incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya: A long-term perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This paper seeks to measure and explain changes in incomes, inequality, and poverty in Kenya. It starts from a very long-term perspective covering the last century, but then focuses on a more detailed analysis of the ... -
Flow of funds for sustainable road maintenance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Kenya established the Road Maintenance Levy Fund in 1993 to finance road maintenance. The Kenya Roads Board is at the centre of the Fund’s administration and accomplishes this by working in collaboration with various ... -
Scaling-up what works: experimental evidence on external validity in Kenyan education
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Health maintenance by workers in rural and urban production structures
(University of Nairobi, 2001)The paper explores some interactions between production environment and health maintenance by workers in developing countries. We argue that rural occupations, being less highly specialized than occupations in urban ... -
Does abolishing fees reduce school quality? Evidence from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-12-30)In2003Kenyaabolisheduserfeesinallgovernmentprimaryschools. We find that this Free Primary Education (FPE) policy resulted in a decline in public school quality and increased demand for private schooling. However,the ... -
An Assessment Of Employees' Perception Of Performance Appraisal: A Case Study Of The Department Of Immigration - Nairobi
(2012)Many organizations are faced with various challenges as they endeavor to gauge and improve employee performance .Organizations overall performance is affected by the individual and group performance of its employees. ... -
Kenya's Agricultural Policy And Sector Performance: 1964 To1996
(Agricultural Economics, 1998-10)T his paper reviews agricultural policy and the performance of the sector in Kenya for the period 1964 to 1996. The purpose is to provide an opportunity to learn from history: to identify the weak and strong points of ... -
Have returns to education changed over time? Evidence from Kenya, 1978-1995
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The transmission of International Commodity Prices to Domestic Producers
(School of Economics, 2012)
