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Pensions and timing of retirement: the case of the public service pension scheme in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)Unsustainable defined-benefit public pension scheme, rising life expectancy, and high level of unemployment endanger the socioeconomic and political stability of Uganda’s economy. This research approaches the problem from ... -
Social determinants of health status in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-01)Health status of individuals is not only of great significance because of the direct utility that health can provide but also because of the productivity losses and large indirect costs caused by ill-health, which places ... -
The impact of governance on economic growth in selected East African countries for the period 1996 to 2016
(Makerere University, 2019-12-30)Different empirical studies show that not all countries that have good governance have performed well in economic growth. Some with bad quality governance like corruption, poor democracy have actually shown good economic ... -
Impact of selected macroeconomic variables on Uganda’s economic growth (1980-2017)
(Makerere University, 2021-04-09)The study investigated the impact of selected macroeconomic variables on Uganda’s economic growth. It specifically analyzed the effect of variables; initial Gross Domestic Product (GDP), gross capital formation (GCF), ... -
An investigation of the relationship between youth unemployment and economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019)The study examined the relationship between unemployment and economic growth in Uganda; and specifically focused on the relationship between youth unemployment and economic growth for the period 1994-2017 using quaterlised ... -
Determinants of youth unemployment in Uganda: Binomial Logit Model Approach
(Makerere University, 2020-11)The main objective of this study was to determine the factors responsible for the youth unemployment in Uganda. The data for this study was obtained from the Uganda National Household Survey 2016/17 collected by Uganda ... -
Financial inclusion in Uganda: determinants of outreach, access to and use of financial services
(Makerere University, 2017-02)Worldwide, 38% of adults do not use formal financial services, and 73% poor people are unbanked. The 2009 Finscope study revealed that only 28% of the adult population above 16 years of age was served by formal financial ... -
Impact of taxation on Uganda’s economy (1985-2019)
(Makerere University, 2020-11)Many developing countries including Uganda strive to achieve economic growth and development though they face numerous economic challenges. The effectiveness of taxes as a tool for promoting economic growth and development ... -
Public debt and economic growth in East African Community : the role of corruption
(Makerere University, 2019-09)Having observed a number of research findings indicating that public debt negatively affects economic growth, this study set out to examine whether the impact of public debt is mediated by the level of corruption in the ... -
Factors that influence revenue collection in the view of expanded operations of NWSC beyond purely urban areas
(Makerere University, 2020-07)The study investigated the factors affecting revenue collection in view of expanded operations at NWSC beyond urban areas. It explored service coverage, non-revenue water, metering ratio, staffing, revenue collection ... -
Macroeconomic determinants of tax revenue growth in Uganda (1985 - 2019)
(Makerere University, 2020-08)Tax revenue growth in Uganda has been low for the period 1985- 2019. Tax revenue growth in Uganda has also been below the average of sub-Saharan African countries. The main objective of this study is to empirically examine ... -
Effects of procurement methods on public programs / projects performance
(2020-08)This study aimed at assessing the effects of procurement methods on project /program performance. The researcher focused on Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) as a case study. UNBS was selected for this study because ... -
Working capital financing and enterprise performance in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-10)The objective of this research was to examine the effects of financial sources on enterprise performance in Uganda. Specifically, the study looks at which source among retained earnings, formal and informal financial ... -
Welfare implications of access to tap water : evidence from Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-08)The government of Uganda through the National Water and Sewerage Cooperation has made enormous effort to provide safe, clean, and cost-effective water resources, however, there still remain significant gaps in access to ... -
Does institutional quality moderate the impact of public debt on economic growth? Evidence from SSA
(Makerere University, 2021-02)The recent slowdown in economic growth in SSA amidst increased borrowing both domestically and externally raises questions regarding the effectiveness of debt in the region. This study specifically examines the impact of ... -
The effect of unemployment rate on gross domestic product
(Makerere University, 2021-01)Unemployment is a macroeconomic indicator that reflects the inability of the economy to make full use of labour resources. The lack of adequate conversion of the labour force leads to the increased number of unemployed and ... -
Budgetary controls and performance of an organisation : a case study of Restless Development Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020)The study examined the relationship between budgetary controls and performance of Restless Development Uganda. The specific objectives of the study were; to examine the relationship between budgetary participation and ... -
Government expenditure and economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)The paper observes that rising government expenditure has not translated to meaningful development as Uganda still ranks among world’s poorest countries. In an attempt to investigate the effect of government expenditure ... -
Economic growth in Uganda: the contribution of factor accumulation and total factor productivity growth
(Makerere University, 2020-11)This study investigated the determinants of economic growth in Uganda using factor accumulation and growth accounting frameworks for the period 1982-2015. The study used the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model to ... -
The impact of domestic debt on Uganda’s economic growth
(Makerere University, 2019-11)This study is an empirical investigation to assess the impact of domestic debt on Uganda’s Economic growth during the period 1980-2017. We use data on Domestic Debt, Net Fiscal Deficit, Exports, Savings, Real Gross ...
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