evidence. Using a novel dataset of 20,000 geo-tagged structures in rural Western Kenya, we provide descriptive evidence that …

Despite the general increase in remittance inflows in Kenya over the last four decades, it remains unknown as to … whether part of these remittances forms an integral portion of productive investment in the aggregate economy. We, therefore …, examined the impact of foreign remittances on Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) in Kenya using the ARDL model and time …

firms’ Research and Development (R&D) investment decisions in Kenya. Design/methodology/approach Panel Probit regression … model is employed to analyse effects of the explanatory variables on manufacturing firms R&D investment decisions. Findings … high technology subsectors increase probabilities of undertaking R&D investment decisions. Research limitations …

This paper examines dynamic patterns of investment in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe, assessing the … importance of zero investment episodes and lumpy investment. The proportion of firms experiencing large investment spikes is … significant in explaining aggregate manufacturing investment. Taken together, evidence from descriptive statistics, average …