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Factors affecting the low demand and the penetration of life insurance in Burundi
(2017)There are different factors that affect the demand and the penetration of life insurance. The Republic of Burundi is the Country with the lowest penetration of insurance, both life and nonlife. The study aims at identifying ... -
The factors for the growth of the mortgage industry in Kenya between 1980 and 2012
(Strathmore University, 2013-03)This study was carried out with the aim of looking into the growth of the mortgage industry in the over the past years and the variables that have affected this growth so far. It aims at understanding the motivating factors ... -
Factors influencing time to death after retirement in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)The study on the time to death after retirement has been done previously, specifically in developed countries. Studies on the average age of survival postretirement and determinants of time to death have however not been ... -
Fair price of carbon credits - an account of incentive price offers
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)In this paper, we introduce the relationship between carbon credit prices and incentive bids. We incorporate different carbon trading systems on Certified Emission Reduction units to examine the underlying distribution of ... -
Field evaluation of BD FACSPrest for haemoglobin and CD4 measurement
(Scientific and Academic Publishing Co., 2017)Background:Measurements of CD4 and haemoglobin are used to determine the immunological state and information about disease progression for HIV-infected patients. Use of BD FACS Presto™ point of care (POC) device for CD4 ... -
Financial development and economic growth in Kenya 1990 to 2010
(Strathmore University, 2014)This study is intended to investigate the link between financial development and economic growth with special emphasis on the banking sector and the stock market in Kenya. The nature of the relationship was determined ... -
The financial implication of longevity improvements on the liabilities of annuity providers.
(Strathmore University, 2016)Different countries around the world have experienced and improvement in mortality over the years. This improvement can be attributed to factors such as technological advancements in the medical field and improved living ... -
Financing preferences of micro, small and medium enterprises in Kenya: A discrete choice experiment
(Strathmore University, 2020)MSMEs are universally acknowledged as key drivers of economic growth, due to their significant contribution to production, employment and innovation (Keskin, Senturk, Sungur & Kiris, 2010). However, despite their ... -
Finding appropriate loss distributions to insurance data Case study of Kenya (2010-2014)
(Strathmore University, 2017)Obtaining the total amount of claims for a specific period is a vital part of the daily work of insurance companies. This will help in various ways the management in running the company (Jouravlev, 2009). For instance, the ... -
Firm investment, stock prices and information asymmetry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)Financial markets play an important role in the production and aggregation of information. An undisputed view in economics is that asset prices incorporate information from various sources including tra~ing itself (Grossman ... -
Firm-level determinants of liquidity: The case of NSE-listed Kenyan banks
(Strathmore University, 2017)What are the key determinants of Liquidity in Kenyan Commercial banks? In the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis as well as recent events in the Kenyan context, Liquidity and its management have been a crucial concern ... -
The Fiscal implications of introducing a non-contributory social pension system in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Many countries in Sub Sahara Africa are facing an imminent long term problem: inability to provide old age security to their citizens. The danger is almost certain for many of these countries as they all present the tale-tell ... -
Fitting a dynamic yield macro model in a frontier market: evidence from Kenya
(Social Science Research Network, 2014-12-28)We examine the dynamic interaction between macroeconomic factors and the unobserved yield curve factors in Kenya between 1 March 2011 and 31 March 2014. First we parametarise the yields only Term Structure Model using a ... -
Flood hazard mapping using GIS in Kenya- A HEC-RAS model applied to mapping the Enkare Narok River
(Strathmore University, 2021)The purpose of this project is to come up with a visual tool to aid in the visualization of flood prone areas, determine the causes of floods and estimate the total damage caused by floods in Narok town. The study uses ... -
Forecasting equity prices for selected companies at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2017)Information asymmetry is the main cause of uncertainty in security exchanges all over the world. There are “informed investors” and “uninformed investors” with the latter having imperfect information. Due to this uncertainty, ... -
Forecasting exotic vegetable wholesale prices using time series analysis methods
(Strathmore University, 2021)Vegetables are known to be highly perishable and seasonal in nature. Forecasting prices of vegetables is important to the Government of Kenya, the buyers and particularly to farmers as they can use this information to help ... -
Forecasting foreign exchange rates in Kenya using stochastic models
(Strathmore University, 2016)The shift of exchange rate regime from fixed to floating has prompted the need for forecasting exchange rates in Kenya. Portfolio managers and corporate finance managers whose forms' and clients' cash flows are affected ... -
Forecasting Kenya’s GDP using a hybrid neural network and ARIMA model
(Strathmore University, 2020-03)Background: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the market value of goods and services produced within a selected geographical area usually a coun- try in a selected interval in time often a year and can be measured ... -
Forecasting of the inflation rates in Kenya: a comparison of ANN, ARIMA and SARIMA
(Strathmore University, 2021)Monetary policies like price stability are regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). Price stability is a key indicator of stable and predictable inflation. Accuracy and reliability in forecasting the inflation rates ... -
Forecasting the time varying-beta of nse-20 share companies: Bi-variate garch (1, 1) model vs kalman filter method
(Strathmore University, 2015)This research paper forecasts the time -varying daily beta of ten stocks listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange 20- Share Index by use of a Bivariate GARCH (1, 1) model and the Kalman filter method. A comparison of the ...
