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TITLE: Overall Determinants of foreign direct investment Inflows in Kenya
(1997-02-14)Empirical literature on the determinants of FDI flows is extensive but controversial over some determinants of FDI in-flows in developing countries. The objective of this study therefore was to investigate the overall ... -
University Education Liberalization Process and Challenges in Kenya: Options for Strategic Planning and Management.
(researchgate, 2005)Worldwide, higher education is undergoing major changes in its structure and organization. Kenyan universities are benchmarking with top universities in the world, struggling very hard to compete for limited resources. ... -
Causality between current account and budget deficits in Kenya
(Adonis & Abbey Publishers, 2009-01-01)The theoretical framework of National Income Identity in economic theory shows that there exist a relationship between the budget and the current account deficit. In this paper, we provide an exhaustive characterization ... -
An Empirical Analysis of Cigarettes Demand in Kenya: A Health Policy Perspective
(2009-07)This study focuses on empirical measurement of cigarettes demand in Kenya with an emphasis on regulatory effects of cigarette prices and health warning labels on cigarette packs. A myopic addiction model of cigarettes ... -
The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Micro-enterprise Development in Kenya: A Study of Obunga Slum in Kisumu
(Maseno University, 2010)—The performances of small and medium enterprises have stagnated in the last two decades. This has mainly been due to the emergence of HIV / Aids. The disease has had a detrimental effect on the general economy of the ... -
Determinants of sugar market performance under imperfect market conditions: Empirical evidence from Kenya
(2011)This study investigates market (supply and demand) factors causing high pricing, which influences performance of the locally manufactured sugar from the six (n=6) manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was based ... -
Has quality of governance affected the effectiveness of health expenditure on adult health in SubSaharan Africa?
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Compared to the rest of the world Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) still has a challenge in reducing its adult mortality. Investments in adult health is a prerogative of SSA governments as they provide the source of labour force, ... -
Credit and debit card usage and cash flow management control by customers: evidences from commercial banks customers in Kisumu City, Kenya
(International Association of African Researchers, 2012)In the recent past, the banking sector in Kenya has witnessed a rapid growth, issuing thousands of credit cards and millions of debit cards to their customers. The frequency in which customers use these cards for various ... -
Positioning Sub-saharan Africa on the Global Economy: evaluating the effect of economic crisis on foreign direct investment and foreign aid inflowsto the region
(2012)The advent of global economic crisis which affected most of developed economies in North America and Europe has had trickle-down effects on Sub-Saharan Africa. This effect has been characterized by falling exports demand, ... -
Effect of working capital management practices on financial performance: A study of small scale enterprises in Kisii South District, Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2012-05-09)Small-scale enterprises (SSEs) are acknowledged in Kenya as significant contributors to economic growth. Despite this, it is estimated that up to 40% of the start-ups fail by year 2 and at least 60% close their doors by ... -
An analysis of the market POA case of Rachuonyo South
(2013)Despite the potential of sweet pot poverty reduction through incom growing regions still live below poverty index of 77% producing areas in Kenya. Thus, with the view of determining if monopoly powers to their advanta ... -
Factors Affecting Performance of Trade Unions in Kenya
(American Journal of Business and Management, 2013)Trade unions have been used to settle disputes between members and management, the implementation of changes and securing adequate representation of members in government, public and private sector. The objective of this ... -
Determinants of demand for sweet potatoes at the farm, retail and wholesale markets in Kenya
(Horizon Research Publishing, 2013-09)Despite the potential of sweet potato in helping to meet Kenya's food needs and poverty reduction through income generation, detailed information on sweet potato demand relations is unavailable to enable the traders ... -
Is Kenya’s Current Account Sustainable ? A Stationarity and Co integration Approach
(2013-09-30)The objective of this paper is to examine the sustainability of the current account deficits in Kenya. In this respect, stationarity and Cointegration test was employed to ascertain sustainability of the current account ...
