The agricultural sector is both a major source of economic growth and a sector that is negatively impacted by climate change in Kenya. Therefore, this study examines the impact of climate change on the growth of the agricultural sector in Kenya. This study scrutinizes these dynam...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2025/v11i3410
The debate in the literature on the relationship between population growth and economic growth is inconclusive. This study aims to fill in that knowledge gap by using panel data from 47 Kenyan county governments from 2014 to 2022. It is assumed that the effect is not homogeneous...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i4985
This manuscript investigates the impact of gender-focused foreign aid on income inequality in East Africa, a topic with limited existing research. This research adds value by providing practical recommendations for policymakers to enhance the effectiveness of aid programs in fost...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2024/v21i9883
The study provides a focused analysis of Kenya’s determinants of debt sustainability owing to its consistent budget deficits and higher debt servicing costs. Unlike broader studies, this research focuses on Kenya's unique economic conditions and talks about the consequences of un...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2024/v24i91497
This study investigated the potential role of corruption and democracy in the expenditure-economic growth nexus. Economic literature predicts economic growth-enhancing activities of various core functions of government. However, excess government expenditure, in corrupt and undem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2024/v24i51332
The empirical studies have portrayed from a different perspective that technology, foreign direct investment (FDI), and economic growth have diverse outcomes on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. African economies specifically Kenya are currently threatened with more CO2 emissions f...
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Research Article10.9734/ajgr/2024/v7i2226
The study investigates the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth in Kenya through comprehensive regression analysis and causality tests. Theoretical literature argues that FDI inflow can transfer great advantages to the host country, however, em...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2024/v24i21215
The East African Community members' strategy is focused on achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth. This cannot be achieved without the major contribution of skills, knowledge, and innovation, commonly known as human capital formation. It is difficult to belie...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2023/v23i7944
This study examines the link between government expenditure and regional economic growth, over the period 2013 to 2017. Gross County Product per capita growth is used as indicator of regional economic growth. This study used Error Correction Model and Engle and Granger framework...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2020/v18i430289
This paper investigates the odd ratio of selecting clean verses unclean source of energy as the main household fuel choice in urban areas using logistic functions through modelling of a binary dependent variable. Also, the research examines the important determinants of household...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2022/v10i430261
Exchange rate volatility and declining capital inflow are important policy issues that inform macroeconomic policies and strategies of developing countries. Most developing economies have small potential resource base, faces foreign exchange volatility and limited market of agric...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2022/v13i330356
Inclusive financial systems in any economy cannot be ignored. In fact, it has become a policy strategy in many governments around the world, including East Africa region economies – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Using panel data, this study presents a cross country analysis of the...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2021/v27i230325
Foreign capital inflows play an important role in Kenya’s macroeconomic performance, but their effects on the real exchange rate remain empirically mixed. This study examines the effects of personal remittances, official development assistance (ODA), foreign direct investment (FD...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2026/v32i101476
Forest ecosystems provide important environmental and socioeconomic benefits to surrounding communities, yet inadequate compensation mechanisms may undermine their long-term conservation. This study developed a demand compensation model to examine household willingness to pay (WT...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i95673
This study examined the price elasticity of household demand for Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) among communities adjacent to Nandi South Forest in Nandi County, Kenya. Guided by the Contingent Valuation Method, the study adopted a descriptive quantitative design. The targe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i3531
This study focuses and examines the impact of bank-specific factors and macroeconomic determinants on the financial performance of commercial banks listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) during the period spanning from 2011 to 2020. The research is anchored on transactio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2024/v24i101534
Limited empirical studies have disaggregated the government spending into infrastructure and consumption expenditures in this thematic area. More so, Kenya has witnessed a tremendous increase in spending on infrastructural projects such as highways, road, ports, fiber optic, stan...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2022/v28i111052