School of Economics (SE) Collections: Recent submissions
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The effect of trade openness on tax revenue mobilization in Uganda (1990 – 2020).
(Makerere University, 2022-11)This study sought to establish the effects of Trade openness on Tax revenue in Uganda International trade tax revenue represents an important share of a country’s total public revenue hence, one underlying reason for 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 ... -
Money demand and financial innovation: evidence from Africa
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The study investigates money demand and financial innovation with evidence from African. We employed system GMM estimation technique and found a significant negative relationship between financial innovation inform of bank ... -
Technical vocational education and training (TVET), employment and poverty in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)The study investigated the causal relationship between TVET education attainment and employment as well as the effect of interaction of TVET education attainment and employment quality characteristics on poverty incidence ... -
Effect of gross savings on economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05)Savings are regarded as an engine of economic growth which contribute substantially to the development process of the economy. This study examined the effect of gross savings on economic growth in Uganda using annual time ... -
The impact of real effective exchange rate volatility on Uganda’s exports (1990-2020)
(Makerere University, 2022)The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of real effective exchange rate volatility on exports in Uganda. The data used in the analysis was annual secondary time series obtained from the World Bank ... -
Drivers of financial inclusion in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Financial inclusion serves as an effective mechanism of social inclusion and reducing poverty substantially thereby attaining economic growth and development. This study analyses the drivers of financial inclusion in Uganda ... -
Demand for health care and private health insurance in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Since the 1990s, the Uganda Government has implemented several reforms in the health sector, such as decentralisation of health service delivery, removal of user fees, and introduction of community-based health insurance ... -
Effects of monetary policy on exchange rate in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of monetary policy on exchange rate in Uganda. The specific objectives of the study were to establish the Short Run and the Long Run relationship between real ... -
Educational attainment, household education expenditure and learning outcomes in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Uganda has implemented several education policies and programmes such as the Universal Primary and Universal Secondary Education policies to ensure completion of the seven years of primary education and ultimately 11 years ... -
The effect of access to finance on performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-11-21)The study investigated how financial services affect the performance of small and medium enterprises in Uganda. It specifically analysed the effect of independent variables which included loan value, outstanding loan value, ... -
Causes of the high malaria incidence in Mpigi district, Central Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)A clear understanding of the Causes of Malaria in Mpigi District, Central Uganda can inform the design of behavior Change Communication (BCC) campaigns to influence application of appropriate use of any malaria prevention ... -
The relationship between non-traditional agricultural exports and Uganda's Economic Growth
(Makerere University, 2022-05-06)The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between Nontraditional Agricultural Exports (NTAEs) for the period 1994-2019, using the Vector Auto Regression framework (VAR) and the Granger (1969) approach. ... -
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic growth in Rwanda (2010 - 2017)
(Makerere University, 2019-07)This study aimed at examining the impact of Foreign Direct Investment on economic growth in Rwanda using quaterlised time series data for the period 2000-2017. Employing a time series analysis, the study used the Johansen ... -
The impact of gross domestic saving on economic growth of Uganda (1985 – 2015)
(Makerere University, 2022-11)This paper used data from 1985 to 2015 to find the impact of gross domestic savings (GDS) on economic growth in Uganda; the study used the vector error correction technique to model GDP. It as well applied time series ... -
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 ... -
E-Commerce platforms and SMEs adoption challenges and prospects: evidence from Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-10)This research aimed to assess the adaptation of E-commerce Platforms and Small Medium Enterprises in Uganda; it also looks at the challenges and prospects of E-commerce platforms to the performance of Small Medium ... -
Effect of trade liberalization on economic growth of Uganda (2000-2019)
(Makerere University, 2021-05)The study aimed at examining effect of trade liberalization on economic growth of Uganda (2000-2019). The specific objectives were; to establish effect of Trade Openness on economic growth of Uganda, to determine the ... -
Effect of tax policy reforms on revenue mobilisation in Uganda (1988-2020)
(Makerere university, 2022-03)This study analyses Tax policy reforms and revenue mobilization in Uganda for the period 1988 to 2020 using annual time series data. The Augmented Dickey Fuller test and Phillips perron tests confirm the stationarity of ... -
Asymmetric effect of inflation on economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05)Low inflation and sustainable growth have been one of the major macroeconomic goals pursued by the Bank of Uganda. However, the country is faced with slow progress in terms of sustainable economic growth and keeping the ...