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Determinants of the Duration of Postpartum Abstinence among Women in Uganda
(Makerere Universitty, 2015-02)
This study aimed at investigating the determinants of duration of postpartum abstinence among women in Uganda. The assessment was made using socio-economic, demographic and enabling factors using secondary data sourced ...
Effects of Working Conditions on Labour Productivity in Sugar Factories (A Case Study of Kakira Sugar Works Limited)
(Makerere University, 2018-11-28)
The study was aimed at finding out the effects of working conditions on labor productivity in Kakira Sugar Works Limited, Jinja district. It was guided by the following objectives; to examine the relationship between working ...
Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Uganda 1980-2016
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
It is believed that trade openness will always result into high real GDP growth rates. However, discussions about the relationship between these two macroeconomic variables both in academic and policy arena is not a foregone ...
Determinants of Non-Performing Loans in Uganda’s Commercial Banking Industry 2002:1 – 2017:2
(Makerere University, 2018-12)
Over the past decade, non-performing loans in Uganda’s commercial banking industry have continued to show a positive trend. The continued increase in NPLs has not only affected credit growth, but has also resulted in the ...
Socio-economic, demographic and environmental determinants of under-five child mortality in Uganda: Analysis of trends and patterns (1995-2011)
(2015-12)
This study was aimed at identifying and documenting key factors that may be responsible for mortality amongst Ugandan children under five years using data from the Ugandan Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) (UBOS and ICF ...
Does Size Matter? Scale, Corruption and Uncertainty
(2012)
We study the role of the size of the economy in mitigating the impact of public sector corruption on economic development. The analysis is based on a dynamic general equilibrium model in which growth occurs endogenously ...
Economic growth and investment in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
World over, economic growth is the major goal of each government; therefore, the major objective of the present study is to establish the impact of investments on economic growth in Uganda from 1985 to 2016. To achieve ...