Browsing School of Economics (SE) Collections by Subject "East Africa"
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Determinants of domestic private investment in east Africa: A panel data analysis
(Makerere University, 2023-10)This study examines the determinants of domestic private investment in East Africa using panel data obtained from World Development Indicators and World Governance Indicators over the period 1996 to 2020. Panel Autoregressive ... -
Effect of financial inclusion on economic growth: Evidence from East Africa
(Makerere University, 2023-09)The role of financial inclusion in the economic growth process of countries has received significant attention in the economics literature. In East Africa, there is scanty evidence on the effect of financial inclusion on ... -
The effect of regional integration on intra-regional trade flows in East Africa, a case of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Regional Integration plays a key role in the trade flows of a country. East African Community (EAC) is a regional integration comprising Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan. This study examines the ... -
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 the Quality of Governance on Tax Revenue in East Africa
(Makerere University, 2018-12-05)The East African countries have run budget deficits for over a decade, implying that the amount of domestic resources collected especially from taxes has been so low compared to what is needed/required for the smooth-running ... -
Health expenditure and economic growth in East Africa. Does institutional quality matter?
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The quality of institutions matters in enhancing the effectiveness of health expenditure on economic growth. However, East Africa as a sub region has limited studies that inform policies on health expenditure, institutional ... -
High and medium technology exports, gross capital formation and economic growth in East Africa
(Makerere University, 2023-01-09)This paper provides new evidence on the impact of high and medium technology exports and gross capital formation on economic growth in the East African economies. The study utilizes data from the World Bank Development ... -
Impact of Public Debt on Private Investment in East Africa: Do Institutions Matter?
(Makerere University, 2018-09-27)The East African countries have ambitious development strategies to transform their economies to high income levels. In order to realize these high economic growth levels, governments have put in place development strategies ... -
Innovation and growth of firms in East Africa
(Makerere university, 2018-12-05)Empirical evidence has shown that innovation is a major determinant of firm growth in developed and developing countries. However, little is known about the impact of innovation on firm growth in LICs like those in the ... -
Public health spending and under-five mortality rate in East Africa (2000-2018)
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Over time there has been literature on public health expenditure that has informed implementation of health policy initiatives in developing countries translating into better health outcomes. Despite other contributing ... -
The role of institutions in determining Foreign direct investment inflows to East Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania)
(Makerere University, 2011-02)The study analyses the role of institutions in determining foreign direct investment inflows to East Africa particulary; Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania between 1987 and 2008. Specifically the study examines the impact of ...