Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC): Recent submissions
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Non-tariff barriers in EAC customs union: implications for trade between Uganda and other EAC countries
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-12)A key objective for the adoption of East African Community (EAC) Customs Union was to enhance economic gains through elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) within the member states. This study has established ... -
Inflation differentials among Ugandan households: 1997 - 2007
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-06)Since the structural adjustment days of the 1990s, targeting inflation to single digit rates has remained a predominant feature of Uganda’s macroeconomic strategy towards creating and sustaining an enabling environment ... -
Fiscal policy consistency and its implications for macroeconomic aggregates: the case of Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-06)The relationship between growth in monetary aggregates and price changes continues to be a subject of considerable debate both in the academic and policy circles. Whereas the more ‘conservative’ policy makers hold that ... -
Food insecurity in Uganda: a dilemma to achieving the hunger Millennium Development Goal
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-07)The status of food security in Uganda is worrying. The share of Ugandans suffering from food insecurity measured in terms of caloric intake is alarmingly high with low rates of income poverty. Based on the 2005/06 Uganda ...