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Effect of balance of trade on economic growth in Uganda (1985 -2016)
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
The major objective of this study was to establish the impact of balance of trade on economic growth in Uganda from 1985 to 2016. The data used was annual secondary time series obtained from World Bank (2016). The study ...
Impact of Inflation on Kenya’s Economic Growth
(Makerere University, 2017-11-21)
This study investigated the impact of inflation on economic growth of Kenya. It was motivated by the constant rise in inflation which is also accompanied by a decline in economic growth of Kenya. Using time series data for ...
The effect of external debt on economic growth in East African countries
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
The study analyzed the effect of external debt on economic growth in East African countries. It used quarterly panel data where gross domestic product was endogenous variable measuring economic growth as a function of ...
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth in Kenya: (1995-2015)
(Makerere University, 2017-11-30)
FDI forms part of capital inflows to the host country and therefore a main contributor to economic growth in developing nations. This is because in addition to it contributing to the level of capital stock increment, it ...
The Impact of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Kenya
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
Over the years, public borrowing has been employed by governments to meet their financial deficits. Kenya’s public debt has been on a continuous rise, with sharp increases being experienced in the last 7 years. Domestic ...
The Effect of External Debt on Economic Growth of Ethiopia
(Makerere University, 2017-11-27)
External debt has been in Ethiopia since the time of the emperor and reached its apex US$10billion towards the end of the Dergue (socialist) period a condition that has turned the country into one of the heavily indebted ...
Indirect Tax Revenue and its Impact on Economic Growth In Uganda: (1991-2015)
(Makerere University, 2017-12-06)
This study examined the impact of indirect tax revenue on economic growth in Uganda from 1991-2015. The indirect taxes considered in this study were Value Added Tax, Excise duty and Taxes on International trade while other ...
The impact of Riba on economic growth
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
The Nigerian economy faced numerous challenges which impacted the overall economic activity and has witnessed crises with devastating consequences on the world commodity prices as a result of global economics. This ...
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- ...
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 ...