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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” ...
An Analysis of the Determinants of Export Performance of Developing Economies within the Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of SADC Member Countries (2001-2015)
(Makerere University, 2017-11-28)
This paper analyzed determinants of export performance in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) sub-region over the period 2001 to 2015 covering all 15 member countries namely: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic ...
What type of Exports contribute to Uganda’s Economic Growth?
(Makerere University, 2018-09-26)
The study aimed at establishing the type exports that lead to economic growth in Uganda. Specifically; it aimed at establishing the effect of agricultural, non-agricultural, traditional, non-traditional and individual ...
Factors affecting Uganda’s economic growth: An autoregressive distributed lag approach
(Makerere University, 2018-10)
This study investigated factors influencing Uganda’s economic growth measured by real gross domestic product (RGDP). These factors included foreign direct investment inflows, foreign direct investment volatility, government ...
Determinants of Export Growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-06-06)
The main objective of the study was to identify the determinants that led to the export trade growth in Uganda for the period 1986-2016.
The study was conducted using data obtained from African Development Indicators; ...
Impact of export performance on economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11-30)
The Ugandan government has attempted to diversify the economy and address macroeconomic challenges but the country‟s export base has not expanded to the required levels as export performance has remained shaky, and the ...
Determinants of Uganda’s export competitiveness in the East African Community, 2000-2015
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
The main primary concern of policy makers and macroeconomic analysts is what factors promote or inhibit the flow of Uganda’s exports. Therefore, this study was prompted by the need to understand these factors and to what ...
The Determinants of Uganda’s Coffee Exports, 2005-2016
(Makerere University, 2017-11-23)
The main objective of the study was to investigate the key determinants of coffee export in Uganda for the period 2005-2016. The hypotheses tested were that; there is a positive effect of domestic coffee production, Gross ...
A test of the export led growth hypothesis in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)
The study was aimed at assessing the contribution of exports on the Economic growth of Uganda. The research was carried using time series quarterly data from 1990 to 2017. The time-series data was obtained from the Bank ...
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 ...