School of Economics (SE) Collections: Recent submissions
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A case for regulatory impact assessment of the rural water supply and management in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The study aimed at examining influence of the National Water Policy, 1999 on the rural water supply and management. The Uganda's water supply and management is regulated by the National Water Policy, 1999 and The Water ... -
Fiscal policy and public debt sustainability in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2019-06)The level of Uganda’s public debt has created doubts regarding the government’s sustained ability to repay. This is because of both the rapidly increasing debt accumulation as well as share of interest payments in the ... -
The effect of fertility rate on economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)The relationship between fertility rate and economic growth is an important subject that has remained contentious due to the divergence of results regarding the effect of fertility rate on economic growth. This study ... -
Impact of inflation threshold on economic growth in East African countries
(Makerere University, 2020-12)The study examined the impact of inflation threshold on economic growth in five East African Countries: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The study specifically sought to examine the relationship between inflation ... -
The augmented Solow growth model, total factor productivity growth and the cross-country income growth disparities in Africa.
(Makerere University, 2019-02)Cross‐country differences in the rates and patterns of economic growth continue to attract scholarly debate. This study contributes to this debate by examining the role and the relative contribution of Factor Accumulation ... -
Economic growth and investment in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-12)World over, economic growth is the major goal of each government; therefore, the major objective of the present study is to establish the impact of investments on economic growth in Uganda from 1985 to 2016. To achieve ... -
Factors affecting loan repayment in commercial banks in Uganda: A case of Centenary bank, Mapeera branch Kampala.
(Makerere University, 2022-03)The study examined the factors affecting loan repayment in Commercial banks in Uganda using Centenary bank, head office as a case study. The specific objectives of the study include: to assess the effect of interest rates ... -
Determinants of coffee export in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-06)The study set out to investigate the determinants of Uganda’s coffee export. The study applied co-integration technique and error collection modeling to Ugandan annual data starting from 1990 to 2019. The results indicate ... -
Gender dimension of poverty in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Reducing poverty in Uganda is one of the agendas of the National Development Plan III and this should be achieved by 2025. However, poverty in Uganda is still high and the situation is worse at regional level and by gender. ... -
Taxation and financial performance of SMEs in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Empirical evidence has shown that taxation may impede SME growth through its transmission effects on the financial performance in developed and developing countries. However, little is known about the impact of taxation ... -
Asymmetric effects of fiscal policy on economic growth in Uganda: A nonlinear ardl approach
(Makerere University, 2022-12)This study examined the asymmetric effect of fiscal policy on economic growth in Uganda using the annual time series data collected from the Uganda Revenue Authority and World Development Indicators of the World Bank from ... -
The effect of foreign aid and institutional quality on economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)This study aims at understanding the effect of foreign aid and institutional quality on economic growth in Uganda for a period 1990 to 2021. Secondary data is used and sourced from the World Development Indicators and ... -
Tax compliance and domestic revenue collection in Uganda: a case of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) head office Nakawa Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-05)The main aim of this study was to examine the effect of tax compliance efforts on domestic revenue collection using URA as a case study. Specifically, the study assessed: Tax Awareness and Education (TAE); Taxpayer’s ... -
Effect of taxation on economic growth in Uganda (2000-2020)
(Makerere University, 2023-01)The study used quarterly time series data from 2000 to 2020 to investigate the impact of taxation on economic growth in Uganda. The researcher wanted to look into the impact of direct and indirect taxes on Uganda's economic ... -
Determinants of access to higher education in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)This dissertation examines the determinants of access to higher education in Uganda. The objective was to establish the major socio-economic determinants of access to higher education in Uganda. Using the Uganda National ... -
An analysis of financial inclusion in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Although Uganda has made remarkable progress in improving access to financial services, there remains a lot to do to attain meaningful financial inclusion associated with reduced gender differences. This study examines the ... -
An empirical analysis on the impacts of remittances on self-employment choice among youth-headed households in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Even with government programs to promote entrepreneurial ventures, youth unemployment still remains high in Uganda at 13 percent in 2019/20 to 17 percent in 2021/22 compared to national average of 9 percent. Yet at the ... -
The effect of public and private health expenditure on malaria incidence in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-08)The incidence of malaria typically correlates negatively with per-capita national income. Numerous existing research stress the positive impact on human capital that malaria incidence decline has on economic development. ... -
Telemedicine and health service delivery in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Telemedicine is increasingly being promoted as an ICT based approach to provide healthcare services, to leverage digital technology given the increasing need for healthcare delivery amidst health workforce shortages globally. ... -
Determinants of Uganda’s regional trade: Uganda’s performance under the East African Community (EAC)
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The research set out to examine the Determinants of Uganda's regional trade with a special focus on Uganda's Performance under the East African Community (EAC). The study utilized the gravity model which predicts that ...