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Risk factors associated with child marriage in Lira Sub County, Lira District
(Makerere University, 2021-03)Past research on child marriage has been conducted in Europe and other Asian countries where there were high population growth and relatively low child marriage issues. The purpose of this study was to examine the risk ... -
The role of fishery production on economic growth in Somalia (1990-2020)
(Makerere University, 2022-06)The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of fish production on economic growth in Somalia from 1990-2020. The main objective of the study was to examine the relationship between fish catch and economic growth ... -
Effect of the tobacco control act on the tobacco value chain in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)This report seeks to understand the tobacco value chain in Uganda with emphasis on the key stakeholders for every phase in tandem with a study on how the enactment and implementation of the Tobacco Control Act, 2015 has ... -
Asymmetric effects of foreign aid on economic growth in Uganda: a nonlinear ARDL approach
(Makerere University, 2022-05-04)Foreign aid is often considered to be conducive for economic growth. However, the effectiveness of foreign aid on economic growth has been surrounded by controversy. The study solves this controversy by examining the ... -
Analysis of exchange rate volatility and covid-19 infection cases in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05)The study examined the exchange rate volatility in Uganda due to critical roles the exchange rate plays in financial markets and international trade. In 1993, Uganda moved away from fixed exchange rate regimes towards more ... -
Assessing the effect of gross domestic savings on domestic private investment in Africa.
(Makerere University, 2020-11)This study examines the effect of gross domestic savings on domestic private investment in Africa from 1988-2018 for 43 countries. Using a panel data from World Development Indicators and a system generalized methods of ... -
The role of SACCOS in enhancing the performance of micro, small and medium enterprises, case study, Nakawa division
(Makerere University, 2022-05)The study set out to examine the relationship between role of SACCOs and the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kampala taking a case of Nakawa division. It was guided by three specific objectives; to examine ... -
Access of financial credit services to small scale commercial farmers in Uganda. A case of Bubaare Sub County, Mbarara District
(Makerere University, 2020-02)This study focused on establishing access of Financial Credit Services to Small Scale Commercial Farmers in Bubaare Sub County, Mbarara District, Uganda. The study was guided by the following objectives namely; assessing ... -
The effect of mothers’ education on prevalence of childhood anemia in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of mothers’ education and other socioeconomic and community factors on the prevalence of child anemia in Uganda. The study employed data from the Uganda Demographic ... -
Mobile money services and financial inclusion in rural Uganda, a case study of mobile money users in Buikwe district
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The study examined the relationship between mobile money services and financial inclusion in rural areas in Uganda using a case study mobile money users in Buikwe district. Specifically, the study examined: the relationship ... -
Agricultural exports and economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05-10)Agriculture is the backbone of the Uganda’s economy as it contributes 24 percent of the country’s GDP, employs over 72 percent of the population and accounts for 31 percent of Uganda’s exports. As such, the agricultural ... -
Saving-investment nexus and the current account balance in Tanzania
(Makerere University, 2022-05-05)The saving–investment nexus and its linkage with the current account remains one of the subjects of considerable interest in the field of international economics and finance. Movements in the current account offer information ... -
Impact of public expenditure on economic growth in Uganda for the period of 1990 – 2020
(Makerere University, 2022-03)This study investigates the impact of public expenditure (disaggregated into capital and recurrent) on economic growth in Uganda using time series data for the period 1990-2020. The paper employs the Autoregressive Distributed ... -
Effects of agricultural extension services on coffee yield in Uganda: Evidence from the Uganda National Panel Survey 2011/12-2018/19
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The Coffee sub-sector is important to Uganda’s economy as depicted by its contribution to export earnings and livelihoods in Uganda. However, production levels remain low, despite there being potential for it to expand and ... -
Effects of ICT innovations on tax compliance in Uganda: a case of Kakasa business solution at Uganda Revenue Authority
(Makerere University, 2022-03)This study examined the effect of ICT innovations on tax compliance in Uganda using a case of Kakasa business solution at URA. Specifically, the study assessed the effect of Digital Tracking Solution on tax compliance at ... -
Impact of exports on economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)The study analyzed the impact of exports on Uganda’s economic growth. It specifically analyzed the effect of variables; as exports, imports, gross capital formation, foreign direct investment and real effective exchange ... -
The effect of foreign exchange rate volatility on Uganda’s exports
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The study investigated the effect of exchange rate volatility on Uganda’s exports. Time series data obtained from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators database was used. The dependent variable was the logarithm ... -
Effect of Manufactured exports on economic growth in Uganda (1994Q1-2018Q4)
(Makerere University, 2022-05)The importance of exports in stimulating economic growth is well acknowledged in both past and recent literature. Results are however mixed and therefore inconclusive on the composition of exports that contribute to economic ... -
Government domestic borrowing and private sector credit in Uganda : a time series analysis
(2021)In Uganda for example, by the end June 2015, the total stock of outstanding government domestic debt at cost was UGX 9.93 trillion (or USD 3.31 billion) compared to the stock of Shs.7.2 trillion (USD 2.82 billion) by the ... -
The impact of financial innovation on savings in Uganda
(2021)The study examined the impact of financial innovation on Gross Domestic Savings (GDS) in Uganda for the period financial year 2008/2009 to 2019/2020 based on aggregated quarterly data sourced from Bank of Uganda. The study ...