Browsing Strathmore Institute of Mathematical Sciences (SIMs) by Title
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National debt and income inequality
(Strathmore University, 2016)This study examines the relationship between national debt levels and income inequality in an economy. With no a priori specification on the direction of causality, the role of either variable in influencing the other is ... -
National hospital insurance fund pricing model: a paradigm shift
(Strathmore University, 2015)The NHIF contribution rates have been constant ever since they were last adjusted in 1989. With the increasing level of expenditure due to price and medical cost inflation, this rates are not sustainable in providing ... -
Net premium versus gross premium method of valuing .long-term liabilities: a case of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2015)An accurate measurement of the various risk components while calculating reserves for longterm liabilities cannot be underrated. In 2014, LFSA stated that there is a need for a sufficiently robust capital regime, which is ... -
The nexus between financial markets and economic growth in frontier economies
(Strathmore University, 2021)The stock market has potential to tum a country's fortunes. With proper organization and robust structures, the market can channel a county's savings and investments to deserving companies which would in tum, help develop ... -
The Nexus between financial soundness indicators for commercial banks in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)The Banking sector stability and soundness is paramount in the achievement of a sustainable and stable economic growth and is also of prime interest to various investors and policy makers. Therefore, the purpose of this ... -
On portfolio optimization: a case study based on the NSE
(Strathmore University, 2017)Diversification and active portfolio management have been suggested as means to enable investors obtain an optimal portfolio return with reduced risk exposure. Factor diversification has been proposed as a means to help ... -
On the pattern recognition of verhulst-logistic Itô processes in market price data.
We introduce a highly error resistant method of extracting Itô processes as applied to market data. This method is inspired by an AI method known as Hough transforms (HT). The HT method has been used in extracting geometric ... -
On the profitability of technical trading rules based on artificial neural networks: evidence from the Kenyan stock market
(Strathmore University, 2017)The aim of this study is to investigate the profitability of technical trading rules based on artificial neural networks in the Kenyan stock market. The technical trading rule is also compared to the buy-and-hold strategy ... -
On unconditional banach space ideal property
Let denote the assignment which associates with each pair of Banach spaces the vector space and be the space of all compact linear operators from . Let and suppose converges in the dual weak operator topology Denote by the ... -
Operational risk modeling for general insurance companies in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)This study looked at the quantification of operational risk based capital for general insurance companies in Kenya. It is important to note that the regulator requires all insurance companies to compute risk based capital ... -
Optimization of soccer substitutions; a proposed decision rule: a case of the Kenyan Premier League
(Strathmore University, 2018)Managers and coaches make the tactical decisions and substitutions during a football match. Formation rearrangements, positional changes and substitution of players are some of key decisions taken by coaches. An independent ... -
Origins, sector destinations and determinants of foreign direct investment in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014-04-04)This is a study on Kenya's foreign direct investment inflows' determinants, source countries and sector destinations. The motivation for researching these is the current low rate of foreign direct investment flows into ... -
Panel Analysis of the dynamic relationship between financial development and economic growth in Subsaharan Africa
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)Previous research on the relationship between financial development and economic growth has yielded mixed results. Whereas researchers agree on the presence of a positive relationship between finance and growth, they rarely ... -
Pay-as-you-drive as a pricing alternative in motor insurance
(Strathmore University, 2021)A Pay-As-You-Drive (PAYD) pricing method simulating the replacement of the fixed costs of vehicle ownership and operation, with variable costs. The objective was to estimate the pricin effect of each strategy and deduce ... -
A pension model for the informal sector in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2021)The purpose of this research paper is to come up with a pension model for the informal sector in Kenya. We develop a pension model that uses pre-retirement mobile phone airtime expenditures through use of Bonga Points ... -
A pension model for the Kenyan youth: use of airtime
(Strathmore University, 2017)The objective of this project is three-fold: first, we develop a model that values a pension fund which uses mobile telephone airtime usage costs to accumulate the funds, with all costs associated with running a pension ... -
Perception of microinsurance as a risk management tool for small holder farmers in Limuru, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)The aim of this study was to determine the perception of small holder farmers in Limuru towards microinsurance as a risk management tool for the risks they face. The purpose is to identify the gap that exists between what ... -
Portfolio diversification fundamental indexing versus cap weighted indexing: a case of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)Indexing is very crucial when it comes to investing. Indexes are believed to be diversified, liquid and transparent and as such, many investors invest in portfolios built on these indexes. Active managers as well seek to ...
