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The Effect of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Uganda (1985-2016)
(Makerere University, 2018-11-12)
This study empirically investigated the effect of public debt on Uganda’s economic growth. It used time series data (1985-2016) that was obtained from the World Bank Development Indicators. Different tests that included ...
Contribution of NAADS programme to rural farmers in Bukedea District
(2018-07-05)
The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) Program of Uganda is one of the pillars of Plan for Modernisation of Agriculture (PMA) implemented since 2001. This study was undertaken to assess the contribution of ...
The impact of trade openness on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Makerere University, 2018-11)
In spite of the wave of liberalization and trade reforms undertaken during the last two decades, the debate, among economists, assessing the impact of trade openness on economic growth is still open. Some economists argue ...
Examining the risk analysis procedures in the commercial banking sector in Uganda: A case study of Orient Bank
(Makerere University, 2018-10-10)
The purpose of the study was to examine the risk analysis procedures in the commercial banking sector in Uganda using Orient bank as the case study. The objectives of the study were, to establish the risk analysis procedures ...
Factors determining contraceptive use and method choice among women aged 15-49 years in Uganda
(2018)
In Uganda, the challenges of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are associated to the continued rapid population growth. Most studies on contraceptives focus only on contraceptive use and/or prevalence It ...
Determinants of School Dropout in Uganda
(Makerere university, 2018-12-07)
The objective of this study was to assess factors associated with child school dropout in Uganda. This was motivated by fact that while Uganda was one of the first African countries to introduce Universal Primary Education ...
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; ...
Wages and Labour Productivity in African Manufacturing
(Wiley, 2018-12)
We examine the relationship between labour productivity and wages using a sample of manufacturing firms in 39
African countries. The analysis is based on the World Bank’s enterprise survey data. Controlling for regressor ...
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 ...
Impact of Government Expenditure on Economic Growth in Uganda Q1 2008 - Q4 2017
(Makerere University, 2018-11-20)
This study set out to examine the impact of government expenditure on economic growth in Uganda by disaggregating government expenditure into two components, that is; development expenditure and recurrent expenditure. The ...