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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 ...
The impact of public debt on Uganda's economic growth
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
The objective of the study was to establish the impact of public debt on economic growth in
Uganda by analysing the short run and long run relationships. The study employed
secondary quarterly time series for the period ...
The Effect of Commercial Bank Lending Rates on Economic Growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11-21)
The study set to investigate the effect of commercial bank lending rates on economic growth in Uganda. Employing a time series analysis using the Johansen methodology, the study identified one cointegrating relationship ...
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 Effect of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Uganda (1985-2016)
(Makerere University, 2018-11-12)
This study empirically investigated the effect of public debt on Uganda’s economic growth. It used time series data (1985-2016) that was obtained from the World Bank Development Indicators. Different tests that included ...
The relationship between human capital and economic growth in Sub Saharan Africa
(Makerere University, 2019-12-05)
Studies on economic growth assert that human capital is one of the key drivers of economic growth but these studies do not inevitably conclude about the gender composition of human capital. This study, therefore examined ...
A test of the export led growth hypothesis in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)
The study was aimed at assessing the contribution of exports on the Economic growth of Uganda. The research was carried using time series quarterly data from 1990 to 2017. The time-series data was obtained from the Bank ...
The impact of real exchange rate volatility on economic growth: Evidence from Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
The study examined the impact of real effective exchange rate volatility on economic growth in Uganda. Since the adoption of the floating exchange rate system, where market forces determine the value of the shilling in ...
The impact of trade liberalization on economic growth in Uganda (2009-2019)
(Makerere University, 2020-02)
The study explores the impact of trade liberalization on economic growth in Uganda for the period of 2009-2019. The study was motivated predominantly by the fact that Uganda has one of the most open trade regimes in Africa, ...
Does institutional quality moderate the impact of public debt on economic growth? Evidence from SSA
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
The recent slowdown in economic growth in SSA amidst increased borrowing both domestically and externally raises questions regarding the effectiveness of debt in the region. This study specifically examines the impact of ...