Cyrus Mutuku

Kenyan Exports: Tax Incentives, Firm Traits, Firm-Level, and Macroeconomic Determinants

Cyrus Mutuku, Joseph Sirengo & Mohamed Omar · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2021

This study sought to understand the traits of the Kenyan exporter, what drives exports performance, and how the exporter responds to targeted policy measures. A two-stage approach to modelling was used. In the first stage, the firm’s decision to export was done in a panel logisti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jemt/2021/v27i1130374

Current Account Deficit Dynamics in Kenya: Evidence from Time-series Data (1980-2014)

Stephen Benard Mbithi & Cyrus Mutuku · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2017

As a rule of thumb, current account deficit should not exceed 5% of GDP. If it exceeds, it must raise concerns about its sustainability. In Kenya, current account balance deficit increased to 10.5% of the GDP by 2014 and 8.3% in 2015. Empirical evidence shows that there is an uns...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JEMT/2017/31334