Name of Faculty/Staff: Dr. Benjack Otieno Ochieng
Designation/Rank: Lecturer
Department: Economics
School: Business and Economics
Email: bochieng@laikipia.ac.ke
A Educational Background:
PhD in Economics, Maseno University, Kenya (2021)
Masters in Economics, Maseno University, Kenya (2015)
Bachelor of Arts in Eonomics, University of Nairobi, Kenya (2002)
B Brief Auto-Biography
Dr. Ben Jack Ochieng’ is a Lecturer and an Examinations Officer at the Department of Economics at Laikipia University. He has published in several referred Journals of Management and Economics with special focus on macro economics and finance. Dr. Ochieng’ has taught a variety of courses in several universities, among them quantitative techniques and micro economics to business and economics students. He is currently reviewing a book in elements of econometrics, tools and applications.
C Research Interest
- Information Technology on the Relationship Between Sugarcane Production and Food Security
- Water Sustainability and Iis Effect on Socio Economic Growth and Development
D Selected Publications
- Relationship between Cost of Sugarcane Production and Cost of Maize Production among Farmers in Nyanza Region, Kenya
- Moderating Effect of Cost of Information Technology Adoption and Utilization on the Relationship Between Cost of Sugarcane and Food Production Among Farmers in Nyanza Region, Kenya
- Determination of Cost Efficiency Level of Production among Sugarcane Farmers in Nyanza Region, Kenya
- Likely Effect of Gender and Education on Information Adoption and Utilization among Sugarcane Farmers in Nyanza Region, Kenya
- Causality between real interest rate and gross capital formation in Kenya: The Hicksian Hypothesis;
- The Egg or the Chicken; Causality between Income and Savings in Kenya;
- Determinants of Gross Capital Formation Volatility in Kenya; The Garch (1, 1) Model;
- Monetary policy tools and banking sector efficiency in Kenya;
- Effect of economic crime on economic growth in Kenya;
