Browsing BBSE Research Projects by Title
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Tax buoyancy - a comparative study between Kenya and South Africa
(Strathmore University, 2015-07)One of the most important measures of efficiency of any tax system in public finance is tax buoyancy which is simply the total response of tax revenue to changes in national income. Tax revenue in Africa have been relatively ... -
Test for purchasing power parity in selected African countries
(Strathmore University, 2015)This paper tests for the purchasing power parity condition in selected developing countries in Africa, that is; Kenya, Rwanda and Nigeria . The purchasing power parity condition is widely used as a predictor of future ... -
Testing for market efficiency in Nairobi stock exchange: a serial correlation analysis
(Strathmore University, 2016)The study examined the weak-form informational efficiency in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), using a sample of data of both the NSE 20 and All Share Indices, in the period between January 1999 and January 2013. The ... -
Testing the trade-off theory and the pecking order theory of capital structure in Kenya's listed firms
(Strathmore University, 2018)The static trade-off and pecking order models are tested on a sample data of 19 Kenyan firms listed on the Nairobi stock exchange for the period 2006-2016. Empirical results prove that both models can explain some part of ... -
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 ... -
The Use of dupont analysis in equity valuation : empirical study of Kenyan market
(Strathmore University, 2016)The paper examined the stock market's association with the information in the DuPont components variables through long-window tests and found that the market recognized the future Return on Net Operating Assets, RNOA, and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The X-efficiency of insurance companies in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2015)This project seeks to determine the X-efficiencies ofboth life and non-life insurance companies in Kenya. It also establishes whether the X-efficiency ofthese insurance companies is affected by the type of business (life ...
