African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of county government expenditure on gross county product in Kenya: A panel data analysis

Naftaly Mose
  • Naftaly Mose
  • Department of Pure Economics, School of Economics, University of Eldoret, Kenya.
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Lawrence Kibet
  • Lawrence Kibet
  • Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Egerton University, Kenya.
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Symon Kiprop
  • Symon Kiprop
  • Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Egerton University, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 21 May 2019
  •  Accepted: 09 July 2019
  •  Published: 31 July 2019

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