Browsing Strathmore Institute of Mathematical Sciences (SIMs) by Subject "Investment"
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Evolution of risk attitudes for different demographic characteristics with variant circumstances
(Strathmore University, 2017)This study endeavors to determine how risk attitudes in the context of personal business decisions and financial investing of persons from different age groups, gender and of different initially ascribed risk attitudes ... -
The influence of peers on investment decisions: the case of university undergraduates in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)People's choices often look like the choices made by those around them. Such peer effects have been analyzed across different fields. These have been motivated by concerns of herding and financial l market instability which ... -
Why Trustees Shy Away From Investing in Riskier Asset Classes: The Kenyan Case
(Strathmore University, 2017)This paper seeks to examine the influence of trustees on the choice of investment classes, for the Kenyan case. We ask how trustees make decisions in investing in two classes allowed by the Retirement Benefits Act (2014) ...
