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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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Financial sector development and economic growth in the East African Community: A panel data analysis
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
This study investigates the relationship between financial sector development and economic growth for the East African community countries over the period 1990 to 2012. Annual macroeconomic data extracted from the World ...
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 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 ...
Do savings matter for Uganda’s economic growth? A case for Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-01)
This study examines the impact of Domestic savings on Economic growth in Uganda using quarterly data for the period 2000 to 2019. The study employed a time series analysis using the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) ...
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 ...
The impact of Riba on economic growth
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
The Nigerian economy faced numerous challenges which impacted the overall economic activity and has witnessed crises with devastating consequences on the world commodity prices as a result of global economics. This ...