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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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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” ...
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 ...
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 ...
The effect of external debt on economic growth in East African countries
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
The study analyzed the effect of external debt on economic growth in East African countries. It used quarterly panel data where gross domestic product was endogenous variable measuring economic growth as a function of ...
Determinants of financial accountability in Local Governments in Uganda: a case study of Wakiso District Local Council
(Makerere University, 2018-09)
The purpose of the study was to examine the determinants of financial accountability in Wakiso district local government. This was driven by the fact that Wakiso District Local Government has faced many financial ...