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Prospect theory: evidence of over-reaction in investor decision making at the Nairobi stock exchange
(Strathmore University, 2018)
Overreaction is a common investor problem that heavily occurs due to irrationality on the part of the investor. According to Kahneman and Tversky, investors tend to be risk seeking in losses and risk averse in gains, a ...
Pricing of climate change catastrophe bonds in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)
Catastrophe bonds have become popular with insurance companies, world over, since their invention in 1996 because of their ability to hedge the insurer against catastrophic risks. With increasing cost and burden on the ...
Modeling temperature dynamics and pricing temperature derivatives: an investigative Kenyan example
(Strathmore University, 2018)
The following research project will propose a mean-reverting stochastic process for modelling the daily average temperature in the Kenyan context. The proposed modelling framework will then be used to price a weather ...
Effects of electronic money on velocity of money in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect that electronic money has on the velocity of money in Kenya as well as its determinants. The study uses income, exchange rates, expected inflation, interest rates and ...
Impact of the announcement of senior management changes on company value in the financial sector of the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(Strathmore University, 2018)
This study examines the effect of a senior management change on the share price of a company. Previous international studies have shown mixed and inconsistent results, hence the interest to test if the same would apply in ...
Empirical analysis of the value and growth investment styles in an African frontier market.
(Strathmore University, 2018)
The choice of a stock is a headache for all equity investors worldwide ranging from well
developed markets to developing markets. This study embarks on testing the Growth and
Value investment styles in an African frontier ...