Browsing BBSE Research projects (2017) by Title
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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 ... -
Relationship between openness and inflation in Kenya: Testing Romer hypothesis using Autoregressive Distributive Lag
(Strathmore University, 2017)Romer (1993) formulated the hypothesis that the relationship between inflation and openness is negative. The objectives of this paper are to determine if openness has any effect on inflation in Kenya and to establish the ... -
Significance of volatility components in pricing: case for an emerging market
(Strathmore University, 2017)This research is an investigation of the volatility structure of the Kenyan financial market and its influence on stock returns. Using the little-known component GARCH, I decompose market volatility into its long run and ... -
Stock market development and economic growth in African frontier markets
(Strathmore University, 2017)There are three perspectives that have been used to explain the relationship between financial development and economic growth: the finance-led growth hypothesis, the growth driven finance hypothesis and the bi-directional ... -
Stock market liquidity and asset returns: The case of the NSE 20 share index
(Strathmore University, 2017)This research aims to measure the liquidity levels on a sample of stocks from the Nairobi Securities exchange and also investigate the relationship between returns and liquidity on some of the stocks listed under the NSE ... -
A study of behavioral biases present in sports betting markets
(Strathmore University, 2017)This study seeks to establish the behavioral biases exhibited by individuals who participate in sports betting. The biases are manifested by how the individuals (bettors) analyze data pertaining the gamble in order to place ...
