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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 ...
Asymmetric effect of renewable energy consumption on economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)
Under the program sustainable energy development, the National Planning Authority aims at increasing access and consumption of clean energy within five years from 2020. This is expected to lead to sustainable growth, and ...
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 ...
Determinants of inequity in undernutrition, anemia and malaria in children under five (5) years in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)
Inequities in health outcomes such as undernutrition (stunting, wasting and underweight), and morbidity (anemia and malaria) in children under five years continue to exist in Uganda amidst government interventions such as ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
An investigation of the impact of private sector credit and foreign direct investment on domestic private investment in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-03)
This study empirically evaluates the impact of foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Private Sector Credit (PSC) on Domestic Private Investment (DPI) in Uganda over the 1987-2018 periods. Specifically, the study aims at ...
The effect of young age dependency on economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-03)
This study is motivated by the fact that Uganda has a high young age dependency ratio to the
working population of above 85 %, which has to be matched by high savings and investment
in the economy. However, Uganda’s ...
Monitoring and evaluation systems for better service delivery among donor funded projects in Uganda: A case of malaria control program
(Makerere University, 2022-07)
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is a discipline of vast interest to researchers, scholars, planners, development practitioners, donor community as well as Government. Not only due to the recent recognition that M&E is an ...