Position/Status

Lecturer/ Director, Research Support and Dissemination

E-mail Address

laiboni@kcau.ac.ke

Academic Qualification

• Ph.D., Finance, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
  Thesis Title: Lagged Disturbances and Volatility of Sectoral Returns in the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya.
  Available at: https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/21434
• MicroMasters., Data Economics, and Design of Policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
• MBA., Finance, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
• B.Sc., Actuarial Science, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya
• Diploma., Business Management, Kenya Institute of Management, Nairobi, Keny

Membership of Professional Bodies or Associations

Profile

Dr. Munene Laiboni is a Lecturer of Finance and Econometrics at the School of Business, KCA University. He holds a PhD in Finance from Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya, an MBA in Finance from the Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business at Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA, and a Bsc in Actuarial Science from Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya.

Dr. Laiboni has a deep passion for research and outreach and has been instrumental in establishment and management of the research function at KCA University. He has pioneered processes for assurance of quality in graduate students’ dissertations, organized and facilitated several events for capacity development in research for both faculty and graduate students, and contributed to the establishment of the School of Graduate Studies as well as the Division of Research, Innovation and Outreach at KCA University.

His research is largely focused on empirical asset pricing, financial econometrics, development finance, stochastic volatility modelling, and leveraging on impact evaluation methodologies in tackling socio-economic challenges to actualization of Sustainable Development Goals in the Global South.

He is proficient in STATA, IBM-SPSS, R (R Studio), and N Vivo.

 

Selected Publications(Books, Refereed publications & Non Refereed publications)

• Wamalwa, L.S. and Laiboni, G.M (2023). CEO Attributes and its Effect on Firms’ Competitive Activities.Africa Journal of Management (at review)
• Mujuka, E.O and Laiboni, G.M (2023). The Future of Work: How Blockchain Technology Will Change The World. European Journal of Futures Research 2023 12 (at review)
• Laiboni, G.M., (2023). Does Liquidity Moderate the Speed of Transmission of Own Shocks and Volatility? Evidence From The Nairobi Securities Exchange.International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Social Science, 1(III) (Awaiting Publication)
• Laiboni, G.M and Kramer, B.,(2023). Innovative Approaches Towards Agricultural Risk Management. IFPRI Blog. https://kenya.ifpri.info/2023/01/18/innovative-approaches-towards-agricultural-risk-management/
• Laiboni, G.M and Sang, P.K(2021). Volatility Spillover influences and Response Asymmetries of Interest and Exchange Rates on Banking Stock Returns: Evidence from Listed Kenyan Banks International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Social Science, 1(1), XV-XXI. https://kcaijirss.com/index.php/home/article/download/6/2/53
• Laiboni, G.M., Simiyu, E. and Korir, J.(2020). Dynamic Linkages of Stock Market Sectors: Evidence from the Kenyan Stock Market. Journal of Finance and Economics, 8(1), 33-39..  https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20248
• Laiboni, G.M., and Jagongo, A. (2015). “The Relationship between Inflation Pressure and Interest Rates: An Empirical Analysis of the Fisher Hypothesis in Kenya” European Journal of Business and Management, Vol 7, No 35.2015.  https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/20928
  

Conferences & Chapters

• Ojwang, D.O., Kinuthia, B., and Laiboni, G.M. (2023, July 20-21). Artificial Intelligence and its Application in Finance; Opportunities and Challenges. KCA University School of Business Annual Research Conference III, Virtual
• Ojwang, D.O., Kinuthia, B., and Laiboni, G.M. (2023, July 20-21). Application of Blockchain Technology in Finance. KCA University School of Business Annual Research Conference III, Virtual
• Mujuka, E. and  Laiboni, G.M. (2023, July 20-21). Decentralized Work and Collaboration: Impact of Blockchain Technology on Remote Collaboration and Distributed Teams. KCA University School of Business Annual Research Conference III, Virtual
• Makokha, D. and Laiboni, G.M. (2023, July 20-21). Digital Disruptions and Digital Payment Technologies.KCA University School of Business Annual Research Conference III, Virtual
• Kimani,E.W. and Laiboni, G.M. (2023, July 20-21).Applications of Distributed Ledger Technologies in Finance. KCA University School of Business Annual Research Conference III, Virtual
• Laiboni, G.M. (2023, July 4-7). Building Resilient Agri-food systems: Impact of Bundling Weather Intelligence Services and Agronomic Advisories in Kenya. 2023Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Summer School on Development Methodologies, Rabat, Morocco
• Laiboni, G.M., Simiyu, E. and Korir, J.(2019, June 20-21). Investigating the Transmission of Shocks and Volatility between the Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets in Kenya. Kenyatta University International Business Research and Industrial Conference I, Mombasa, Kenya
• Laiboni, G.M. (2017, March 17). Modelling The Spillover of Shocks and Conditional Volatilities Between the Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets in Kenya, 2^nd KCA University Faculty Colloquium, Nairobi, Kenya

Professional Training

Article Processing Workshop. 2023, August 22. 

• Facilitated by Elsevier Inc.
• Organized by KCA and St’ Pauls’ Universities.

Summer School on Development Methodologies. 2023, July 4-7.

• Facilitated by Prof. Rema Hanna (Harvard University), Prof. Esther Duflo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Prof. Abhijit Banerjee (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Prof. Karen Macours (Paris School of Economics).
• Organized by The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).
• Hosted by the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Rabat, Morocco.

Grant Writing, Research Methods, and Graduate Supervision Workshop Series. 2023, May-July.

• Facilitated by Prof. John Okpara (Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania) under the  Carnegie Africa Diaspora Fellowship.
• Organized by KCA and St. Pauls’ Universities, Nairobi, Kenya.

Excellence in Research and Innovation Discussion Series. 2021, October – 2023, February

• Facilitated by Prof. Peter Ngure (St. Pauls’ University), Prof. Chris Shisanya (Kenyatta University), Dr. Shem Kuyah (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology), and Dr. Robert Karanja (Villgro Africa).
• Organized by KCA University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Impact Evaluation Methods with Applications in Low-and Middle-Income Countries Program. 2022, May 1 – July 6.

• Facilitated by Prof. Billy Jack (Georgetown University)
• Organized by Georgetown University, Washington, D.C, USA

 Panel Data Analysis Workshop. 2019, November 18-21.

• Facilitated by Prof. William Greene (New York University).
• Organized by KCA University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Time Series Analysis with Applications in Macroeconomics and Finance Workshop. 2018, November 26-30

• Facilitated by Mark Thoma (Universityof Oregon).
• Organized by Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Panel Data Analysis Workshop. 2018, July 9-11

• Facilitated by Prof. Tomson Ogwang (Brock University).
• Organized by KCA University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Research and Supervision Workshop Series. 2017, July 19 – August 15

• Facilitated by Prof. Wakiuru Wamwara (Wright State University) under the  Carnegie Africa Diaspora Fellowship.
• Organized by KCA and Daystar Universities, Nairobi, Kenya.

Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis Workshop. 2017, February 28 – March 3

• Facilitated by Prof Abraham Waithima (Daystar University), Dr. Laban Chesang (Daystar University), Dr. Mary Nyikuri (Strathmore University), Anne Makumi (Daystar University), and Dr. James Karau (Daystar University)
• Organized by Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) Demographic Health Survey (DHS) data use training Workshop. 2016, July 18-19

• Facilitated by Elizabeth Heger Boyle (University of Minnesota) and Prof. Matthew Sobek (University of Minnesota)
• Organized by African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.

Successful Grant Proposal Writing Training Workshop. 2015, September 14-16

• Facilitated by Alex Ezeh (Drexel University), Prof. Peter Ngure (St’ Pauls’ University),
• Organized by African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya.

Research Grants

• Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship. “Grow Research Capacity & Output and Mentor Graduate Students in Business and Administration at KCA and St’ Paul’s Universities”
  USD 15,000 (With Prof. Peter Ngure)
  Funded by: The Carnegie Corporation of New York.
•  Summer School on Development Methodologies. Grant covered my travels, accommodation and conference fees to attend the J-PAL Summer School which was held at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Rabat, Morocco.
  (USD 8,000)
  Funded by: The French Development Agency, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), the Fund for Innovation in Development, the Morocco Employment Lab, and the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.