Dr. Lydia Pkaremba
Lecturer, School of Business and Economics
lydia.pkaremba@zetech.ac.ke
1. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics, 2024 – University of Nairobi, (Nairobi, Kenya).
2. Master of Arts in Economics and Policy Management, 2016 - University of Nairobi, (Nairobi, Kenya).
3. Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance, 2013 - Kenyatta University, NairobiKenya.
1. Lecturer, School of Business and Economics - Zetech University, January 2025- Date
2. Part-Time Lecturer; Department of Economics - University of Nairobi, January 2025-Date
3 PhD Exchange Program Researcher, Department of Applied Economics - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, September 2023- April 2024
4. Tutorial Fellow, School of Economics, Zetech University - September 2022- December 2024
5. Part-Time Lecturer, Kenya Methodist University & Kabarak University - March 2019- December 2020
6. Economic Analyst, National Lands Commission - August 2014- December 2017
Journals
1. Analysis of contraceptive use among homeless women in Kenya (Cogent Economics and Finance). Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23322039.2023.2235118
2. Analysis of contraceptive discontinuation among homeless women in Kenya (Applied Economics and Finance). Link: https://redfame.com/journal/index.php/aef/article/view/6538
3. Analysis of contraceptive switching among homeless women in Kenya (International Journal of Economics). Link: https://www.iprjb.org/journals/index.php/IJECON/article/view/2201
4. Determinants of Fertility in Arid Regions of Kenya: A Case of Westpokot County (International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies). Link: https://www.multiresearchjournal.com/arclist/list-2024.4.4/id-3160
5. Digital Banking by Urban Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case of Kenya (International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies). Link:
https://www.multiresearchjournal.com/arclist/list-2024.4.4/id-3113
6. Impact of Forced Relocation and Community Integration on Household Well-being of Urban Refugees in Kenya (International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies). Link: https://www.multiresearchjournal.com/arclist/list-2024.4.4/id-3157
conference papers
1. AERC 50th Plenary Session on Growing with Debt in African Economic Economies: Options, Challenge and Pitfalls, Cape town, South Africa– 2019
2. AERC 49th Plenary Session on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (ANH) Conference, Nairobi, Kenya– 2019
3. AERC Summer Master Class on Poverty, Growth, redistribution and social inclusion in times of Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya- 2022
4. World Bank Forum, on Gender Development, Nairobi, Kenya – March 2023
5. Applied Lunch Seminar, Department of Applied Economics Seminar, Barcelona, Spain- 2023
6. Departmental Seminar, Department of History, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain- 2023
7. International Conference on Multidisciplinary Scientific Social Sciences and Arts, Barcelona, Spain, – 2024
8. Symposium on World Economics, Finance and Business, Tokyo, Japan– 2025
Non Peer-Reviewed Research Papers
1. Access to services by illegal migrants in South of Spain- Supervised by Dr Maria Cervini (University of Barcelona, 2023/2024).
2. Barriers to digital utilization by illegal migrants in South of Spain- Supervised by Dr Maria Cervini (University of Barcelona, 2023/2024).
3. Understanding Child welfare outcomes among homeless women in Kenya – supervised by Prof Martine Oleche (University of Nairobi). (2024/2025)
4. How refugee documents influence access to digital services among refugees in Kenya – supervised by Prof Martine Oleche Odhiambo (University of Nairobi). (2024/2025)
5. Understanding the socioeconomic impact of legalization of refugees on Host Communities in Kenya – supervised by Dr. Ruth Mwinga (Machakos University). (2016/2017)