Data Science

Kiva.org is an online crowdfunding platform to extend financial services to poor and financially excluded people around the world. Kiva lenders have provided over $1 billion dollars in loans to over 2 million people. To set investment priorities, help inform lenders, and understand their target communities, knowing the level of poverty of each borrower is critical. […]

Nairobi, the bustling capital city of Kenya, is experiencing rapid population growth and urbanization. As a result, the demand for affordable and quality housing has skyrocketed in recent years. In this project, we will explore the housing prices in Nairobi. The increasing urban population in Nairobi has led to a surge in demand for housing,

The Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) is normally a triennial cross-sectional survey of U.S. families. The survey data include information on families’ balance sheets, pensions, income, and demographic characteristics. Information is also included from related surveys of pension providers and the earlier such surveys conducted by the Federal Reserve Board. No other study for the

Financial inclusion remains one of the main obstacles to economic and human development in Africa. For example, across Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda only 9.1 million adults (or 14% of adults) have access to or use a commercial bank account. Traditionally, access to bank accounts has been regarded as an indicator of financial inclusion. Despite

Equal pay for equal work is a fundamental principle that calls for men and women to receive equal compensation for performing the same job or work of equal value. Despite progress in gender equality, the issue persists in many parts of the world. Factors influencing the gender pay gap include workplace, parenthood, and other biases.

A loan is considered non performing if it has not been serviced for 90 days. In Kenyan banks, non performing loans have been a persistent problem. This is because; the main goal of every banking institution is to operate profitably in order to maintain stability and sustainable growth. However the existence of high levels of