Browsing BBSE Research Projects (2021) by Issue Date
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The effect of globalization on C02 emissions in the East African community member countries
(Strathmore University, 2021)Given that the East African Community continuous to expand and grow economically, this has led to an increase in globalisation and urbanisation in the region hence it is foreseeable that these changes would have an effect ... -
Effect of macroeconomic shocks on REITs returns
(Strathmore University, 2021)While REITs are useful investment vehicle that offer a variety of benefits , little is known about how they inter<1ct with the macroeconomic conditions in developing REITs markets. The objective of this study was to establish ... -
Effect of teacher- student gender matching on narrowing test scores gender gap in Kenyan primary schools: A quantile regression approach
(Strathmore University, 2021)In Kenya, boys outperform girls in mathematics and science while girls outperform boys in english. The gender gap in academic performance may persist and affect performance in higher learning and career choices. Research ... -
Can consumer debt burden adequately explain slowdowns in Kenya’s economic growth?
(Strathmore University, 2021)This study set to examine the relationship between consumer debt burden and economic growth. The prior specification was that consumer debt burden causes a slowdown in economic growth. The analysis makes use of Kenyan time ... -
The Effect of urbanization, population growth and climate change on the WEF nexus using an input-output analysis and econometric modelling
(Strathmore University, 2021)The efficient allocation and consumption of resources has been of interest to the economics academic community for many years, and this is mainly attributable to the fact that, resources are a part of our everyday lives. ... -
Urbanization and economic growth: A case of Brazilian cities
(Strathmore University, 2021)The nexus between urbanization and economic growth is one that has caught the attention of many as global population numbers continue to rise. The two variables, especially in the content..'i of a country, can either enhance ... -
Dynamics of asset prices in monetary policy; A case study of Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2021)This study examines the extent to which stock returns are linked to interest rate, money supply and exchange rate in Kenya from 2000 to 2018, using GARCH (1,1). Some unanticipated results were uncovered, ultimately ... -
The impact of efficiency of deposit-taking Sacco’s on the cost of credit in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)The study aimed to determine the impact of efficiency of deposit-taking SACCOs on the cost of credit in Kenya. To be more precise, establish the level of efficiency of deposit-taking SACCO establish the nexus of SACCO ... -
Revenue allocation and expenditure in counties: The rift between recurrent and development expenditure in Public Finance Management
(Strathmore University, 2021)Decentralization of fiscal functions has enabled counties in Kenya to control their expenditure under the guidelines of the Public Finance Management Act. The first objective of this study is to investigate the factors ... -
The impact of inflation and unemployment on economic growth in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)The main objectives of this study include; to detennine the feedback effects between inflation, unemployment, and the growth of the economy in Kenya and to detennine whether there is a long-run relationship between inflation, ... -
Effect of external debt on inflation: the case of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
(Strathmore University, 2021)High inflation is considered to be a threat to growth of emerging countries. However, most of these countries need to borrow in order to cater for budget deficits and sustain economic growth. The aim of this study is to ... -
What is the impact of airline alliances? A case study of Qatar airways investment in Rwanda
(Strathmore University, 2021)The study aimed to establish the impact of airline alliances with a case study of Qatar Airways investment in Rwanda. In precision, was to detennine the impact of Qatar airways venture in Rwanda on passenger traffic ... -
Modelling food security in Africa using panel data analysis
(Strathmore University, 2021)Agriculture has seen the success of green revolution and food security Asian developing countries (Pingali, 2012). Less than ten African countries invest more than 10% of their national budgets into the agricultural ... -
How financial self-efficacy and financial attitudes affect saving behavior among Sacco members: an empirical study in Kericho County
(Strathmore University, 2021)This paper seeks to examine the impact of financial attitudes and financial self-efficacy on saving behavior. It investigates how financial attitudes affect the saving behavior, the relationship between financial ... -
The relationship between stock market development and economic growtb: A Kenyan case study.
(Strathmore University, 2021)The study employs ARDL Bounds test of cointegration technique and VECM based Granger Causality to determine the short-run and long-run relationship between stock market development and economic growth for the period ... -
Validity of the multiple discriminate analysis failure prediction model on corporate financial distress: An analysis of the Kenyan market
(Strathmore University, 2021)The core objective of the study was to test the applicability of the multiple discriminate analysis model in predicting corporate failure of financially distressed companies in different industries in Kenya based on a 3 ... -
Modelling home advantage in soccer without fans
(Strathmore University, 2021)The occmTence of COVID-19 in 2020, midway through the 2019/2020 soccer season brought rise to the stop and re-emergence of the English Football League. The re-emergence brought with it a new aspect in that football matches ... -
Effect of corruption on social welfare issues in the Kenyan economy
(Strathmore University, 2021)Corruption has become widespread especially in developing countries and has affected their economies and growth. Due to high corruption rates in Kenya, it has put off foreign investors as well as foreign aid. Corruption ... -
Estimating the effects hydro climatic variability and its extreme events have on economic growth of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)The cunent effect of climate change on economic growth needs to be understood. Climate change has affected the hydro climatic system and thus rising temperatures and unpredictable rainfall have led to hydroclimatic ... -
The growth effect of external debt and FDI in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of institutional quality
(Strathmore University, 2021)Much of the literature on the relationship between external debt, FDI and economic growth focus on the direct effect external debt and FDI has on economic growth. It is difficult to find research addressing the role of ...