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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 private domestic investments in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
This study examined the determinants of private domestic investment in Uganda. The macroeconomic variables used included; private domestic investments, GDP growth rate, inflation, trade openness, debt service, foreign aid, ...
Impact of Inflation on Kenya’s Economic Growth
(Makerere University, 2017-11-21)
This study investigated the impact of inflation on economic growth of Kenya. It was motivated by the constant rise in inflation which is also accompanied by a decline in economic growth of Kenya. Using time series data for ...
Determinants of Household Savings in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
Uganda like many other developing countries is faced with a large Savings-investment gap to spur
and sustain a desirable rate of economic growth. This gap has been due to low level of domestic
savings thus forcing the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lending rates and performance of microfinance institutions in Uganda: a case study of Pride Microfinance
(Makerere University, 2019-11)
The main objective of this study was to determine the effect of loan interest rates and the performance of financial institutions in Uganda. This paper seeks to contribute to the literature by broadening the understanding ...
Impact of Total Government Expenditure and Its Break down on Growth in Agricultural Value Added
(Makerere University, 2019-12-06)
Agriculture remains the mainstay for the majority of Ugandans and over the past decade, government expenditure to the agricultural sector has been increasing though it is still below the 10% target recommended by the Maputo ...
External debt and economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11)
The broad objective of this study was to ascertain the relationship between external debt and economic growth in Uganda. The variables in the study were specified in a multivariate framework and the researcher employed ...