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Effects of taxation on economic growth: (Uganda’s Experience: 1987-2005)
(Makerere University, 2007-11)
The development of endogenous growth theory has opened an avenue through which the effects of taxation on economic growth can be explored. Explicit modeling of the individual decisions that contribute to growth allows the ...
Foreign aid and economic growth in Uganda: (1982-2008)
(Makerere University, 2012-04)
This study investigates the effectiveness of aid by assessing the relationship between foreign aid, economic policy and economic growth in Uganda over the period 1982 to 2008. The study uses annual time series data for per ...
Domestic savings, foreign direct investments and economic growth in Uganda
(2013)
The study investigated the causal relationship between domestic Savings (S), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Economic growth in Uganda. The objectives of the study were: to determine the long run relationship between ...
Regional economic integration and its implications on exports and economic growth in the COMESA region (1980-2010)
(2013)
One of the major development challenges facing Africa has been the small and fragmented economies with low incomes and low level of intra-regional trade. In an effort to foster economic growth and promote intra-regional ...
Foreign direct investments, exports and economic growth in COMESA countries: a heterogeneous panel causality approach
(Makerere University, 2009-12)
This study examines the interrelationship between Foreign Direct Investment, exports and economic growth in COMESA Countries so as to assess the validity of “FDI-led exports”, “Export-led growth” and “FDI-led growth” ...
The impact of external debt on economic growth in Sub Saharan Africa: A panel data analysis
(Makerere University, 2009-12)
The effects of external debt on economic growth have been a subject of debate in the
academic and policy circles. The debates arouse from poor economic performance in many developing countries amidst accumulation of ...
Public expenditure and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Makerere University, 2014-07)
This study had three objectives; to explore causality between aggregate public expenditure and economic growth, to assess whether convergence exists in public expenditure and economic growth and to estimate the effect of ...
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 ...
The effects of the stock exchange on economic growth in Uganda: A case of Uganda Securities Exchange
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
This study analysed effects of the stock exchange on economic growth in Uganda. Particularly, the study looked at whether stock markets provided opportunities for greater funds mobilisation, improved efficiency in resource ...
Road infrastructure and economic growth in Uganda 1980-2010
(Makerere University, 2011)
Uganda is a land-locked country with road infrastructure constituting the main mode of transport. However, by 2010 road coverage both paved and unpaved remains low (3112 km and 16888 km respectively), with all-weather paved ...