Browsing by Author "Ocharo, Kennedy N."

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    • External debt servicing and Current account balance in Kenya 

      Muli, James M.; Ocharo, Kennedy N. (2018-07)
      Kenya has experienced persistent current account deficits that have remained underneath the threshold that economists would consider sustainable. At the point when a nation runs steady current account deficit for a ...

    • Fiscal Policy and Public Debt in Kenya 

      Makau, Justus; Njuru, Stephen; Ocharo, Kennedy N. (IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance, 2018-09)
      Fiscal policy in Kenya has been unstable. Fiscal balance to GDP ratio worsened from a surplus of 0.2 percent to a deficit of 7.6 percentwhile debt to GDP ratio rose from 25.4 to 56.2 percent between 1963 and 2015. This ...

    • Foreign capital inflows and economic growth in Kenya 

      Ojiambo, Elphas; Ocharo, Kennedy N. (2016-11)
      Foreign Aid, Foreign Direct Investment and Remittances remain important and stable source of foreign capital inflows to developing countries, as they bring in large amounts of foreign currency that help sustain the balance ...

    • Foreign direct investment, institutional quality and economic growth in Kenya 

      Meah, Daudi O.; Onono, Perez A.; Ocharo, Kennedy N. (2016-07)
      The study was done to investigate the effect of FDI on economic growth in Kenya, to determine the influence of institutional quality on the effect of FDI on economic growth, and to determine the effects of structural ...

    • Labour Diversity and Domestic Firm’s Productivity in Kenya 

      Mugendi, Charles N.; Ocharo, Kennedy N. (2015-07)
      This study attempted to empirically examine the effect of labour diversity on firm’s productivity in Kenya. To achieve this objective primary data was collected from various firms. Thereafter analysis was done using Feasible ...

    • Macroeconomic Environment and Public Debt in Kenya 

      Makau, Justus K; Njuru, Stephen; Ocharo, Kennedy N. (2018)
      Purpose: To estimate the optimal levels of real economic growth rate needed to stabilize debt levels and carry out a stochastic debt simulation to determine the possible future debt path and its distribution in ...

    • Mediation Effect of Macro-Economic Factors on the Relationship between Banks’ Financial Soundness and Financial Performance 

      Kirimi, Peter N.; Kariuki, Samuel N.; Ocharo, Kennedy N. (2020)
      Analyzing the effect of macro-economic factors is essential for business growth. The study analyzed mediation effect of macroeconomic factors on the relationship between financial soundness and financial performance of ...

    • Private capital inflows and economic growth in Kenya 

      Ocharo, Kennedy N.; Wawire, Nelson W.; Ng’ang’a, Tabitha K.; Kosimbei, George (2014-04)
      Most studies on private capital inflows and economic growth are cross-country and give more weight to foreign direct investment than the other components of private capital inflows. In addition, the question as to whether ...

    • Real Interest Rate, Inflation, Exchange Rate, Competitiveness and Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya 

      Musyoka, Ndanu; Ocharo, Kennedy N. (AJP, 2018)
      Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of real interest rates, exchange rate, inflation and competitiveness on FDI in Kenya. Methodology: The study used annual time series data for the period ...

    • Remittances and Economic Growth in Kenya (1970-2010) 

      Ocharo, Kennedy N. (2014-03)
      Statisticshow that remittances to Kenya have been increasing over the years. Studies on the effect of remittances on economic growthin Kenya are limited and have not included private capital inflows as one of the determinants ...

    • Staff Profile: Dr. Kennedy Nyabuto Ocharo 

      Ocharo, Kennedy N. (2017-10)
      Research Interests Interested in international economics, general macroeconomics , environmental economics, microeconomics