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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 ...
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 ...
The effects of interest rate spread on non-performing loans in commercial banks in Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)
The main goal of any banking institution is to maintain profitable from its operations to ensure its sustainability and continued growth. Banks generate their profits mainly from providing loan facilities to its customers ...
Analysis of asset allocation and the financial performance of individual pension schemes in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2015)
Pension funds are a major source of retirement income for many people worldwide. There is an increased need to measure perfonnance of the assets held by the schemes since the growing importance of pension funds has boosted ...
Impact of income and geographical diversification on the the financial performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)
So as to better withstand the rapid revolution in the banking sector, characterized by incessant changes in technology, liberalization and stiff competition, commercial banks have resorted to diversifying away from traditional ...
Effects of equity capital changes on the lending rates of Kenyan banks
(Strathmore University, 2015)
This study examines the consequences of imposing higher capital requirements on banks, and more specifically their long-term effects on bank lending rates. The analysis involves econometric estimations of the determinants ...
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 ...
The dynamic relationship between stock prices and exchange rates - A case of Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2015-11)
This study investigates the price t1uctuations and volatility spillover effects as well as the relationship between the stock market and the currency market in Kenya. The study developed long run and short run models for ...
The day-of-the-week effect in the Nairobi securities exchange: an adaptive market hypothesis perspective
(Strathmore University, 2015)
This paper examines the day-of-the-week effect , an anomaly that contravenes the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), in the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) . The paper attempts to identify and explain the presence of the ...
Supply model estimation of the equity risk premium in selected African equity markets
(Strathmore University, 2015)
The supply model of (Grinold & Kroner, 2002)is used to estimate the Equity Risk Premium (ERP) in Kenya and South Africa for the period 2009 to 2013. Total return consists of capital appreciation from inflation, per capita ...