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The effect of capital flows on the Kenyan economy

Foreign capital inflows (FCI) play an important role in the economic development of the recipient country as they fund investments and promote growth. However, the size and composition of such inflows are determined on the basis of country specific requirements. The study investigates the impact of...

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Main Author: Muthuuri, Njoki
Other Authors: Gossel, Sean J
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Research of GSB 2018
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description Foreign capital inflows (FCI) play an important role in the economic development of the recipient country as they fund investments and promote growth. However, the size and composition of such inflows are determined on the basis of country specific requirements. The study investigates the impact of capital inflows on the economy of Kenya at a time when the government implemented economic reform measures to stabilize the economy and restore sustainable growth. More specifically, the study examines the impact of foreign capital flows remittances such as overseas workers remittance, official development aid, and external debt, on selected macro-economic variables using monthly time series data and a single-equation empirical approach. The study findings reveal that some forms of FCI are not influenced by the macro economic variables in the country but by other factors such as political stability and policy variables.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/29024 The effect of capital flows on the Kenyan economy Muthuuri, Njoki Gossel, Sean J Development Finance Kenya Capital flows overseas workers remittances Foreign Direct Investment external debt official development aid Foreign capital inflows (FCI) play an important role in the economic development of the recipient country as they fund investments and promote growth. However, the size and composition of such inflows are determined on the basis of country specific requirements. The study investigates the impact of capital inflows on the economy of Kenya at a time when the government implemented economic reform measures to stabilize the economy and restore sustainable growth. More specifically, the study examines the impact of foreign capital flows remittances such as overseas workers remittance, official development aid, and external debt, on selected macro-economic variables using monthly time series data and a single-equation empirical approach. The study findings reveal that some forms of FCI are not influenced by the macro economic variables in the country but by other factors such as political stability and policy variables. 2018-11-07T13:03:25Z 2018-11-07T13:03:25Z 2014 Master Thesis Masters MCom http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29024 eng application/pdf Research of GSB Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town
spellingShingle Development Finance
Kenya
Capital flows
overseas workers remittances
Foreign Direct Investment
external debt
official development aid
Muthuuri, Njoki
The effect of capital flows on the Kenyan economy
thesis_degree_str Master's
title The effect of capital flows on the Kenyan economy
title_full The effect of capital flows on the Kenyan economy
title_fullStr The effect of capital flows on the Kenyan economy
title_full_unstemmed The effect of capital flows on the Kenyan economy
title_short The effect of capital flows on the Kenyan economy
title_sort effect of capital flows on the kenyan economy
topic Development Finance
Kenya
Capital flows
overseas workers remittances
Foreign Direct Investment
external debt
official development aid
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