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Real Exchange Rate and its Impact on Uganda’s Economic Growth (1999-2015)
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
The study investigated the impact of real exchange rate on economic growth in Uganda for the period 1999-2015 using quarterly time series data. To realize the study objective the study used tests such as Augmented Dickey- ...
Role of Microfinance in Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Peri-Urban Areas in Uganda: Case Study Pride Microfinance Institution
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
The main objective of the research is to determine the role of Microfinance in the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs in Kampala District based on the perceptions of Pride Microfinance beneficiaries in peri urban ...
The Impact of Taxation on Economic Growth in Kenya: (1979 - 2015)
(Makerere University, 2017-11-14)
The study was motivated by the worrying trend of sharply increasing public debt in Kenya which has a multiplier effect of draining the economic growth through high debt servicing charges. The study therefore purposed to ...
The Effect of Remittance on Economic Growth of Eastern African Countries
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
This study examined the effect of remittance on economic growth of Eastern African countries. Currently, the flow of workers remittance from developed to developing countries has received great attention among scholars and ...
The Effect of Tax Reforms on Customs Tax Productivity in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
This study was based on customs taxation in Uganda and its response to customs tax reforms. Also, the response of customs tax revenue to economic growth was assessed. The study carried out an empirical analysis in order ...
Covariant shocks and their marginal effects on household coping strategies in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)
This study analyzed covariant shocks and their marginal effects on household coping strategies in Uganda. Household level data contained in the Uganda National Household Survey (2005/2006) by Uganda Bureau of Statistics ...
Determinants of Foreign direct investment (FDI) in East African Countries Using Panel data approach
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
This paper examines the determinants of FDI in East African countries. The study employed a penal data to empirically analyze the determinants of FDI in East Africa for the period 2000 to 2015. A Sample of 5 countries from ...
Determinants of child immunisation in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)
The study analyzes the determinants of immunization status in Uganda. Specifically, the study establishes whether immunization increases with an increase in mother’s age, region, type of residence, educational level, birth ...
Impact of credit risk and outreach on sustainability of financial institutions in Uganda: 2009 -2013
(Makerere University, 2017-02)
The study investigated the impact of credit risk and outreach on the sustainability of 27 financial institutions in Uganda over the period of five years (2009-2013) using panel data analysis. The panel regression model ...
The Effect of Trade Openness on Economic Growth in case of Sub-Saharan Africa countries (SSA): A Panel Data Approach
(Makerere University, 2017-10)
The relationship between trade openness and economic growth has been extensively investigated yielding to mixed and inconclusive results. This paper examines the effect of trade openness on economic growth for Sub Saharan ...