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The determinants of economic growth in Uganda (1985-2018)
(Makerere University, 2019-11)
The study was carried out to examine the determinants of economic growth in Uganda from 1985 – 2018 and different diagnostic tests (unit root and cointegration tests) were carried out using annual time series data to avoid ...
The impact of Riba on economic growth
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
The Nigerian economy faced numerous challenges which impacted the overall economic activity and has witnessed crises with devastating consequences on the world commodity prices as a result of global economics. This ...
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 effect of COMESA and the EAC on trade creation and diversion, export diversification, and growth of Uganda's economy
(Makerere University, 2013-11)
This dissertation deals with the effects of COMESA and the EAC regional integration arrangements on the Ugandan economy with respect to trade creation and trade diversion, export diversification into non traditional exports ...
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 ...
Real Exchange Rate and its Impact on Uganda’s Economic Growth (1999-2015)
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
The study investigated the impact of real exchange rate on economic growth in Uganda for the period 1999-2015 using quarterly time series data. To realize the study objective the study used tests such as Augmented Dickey- ...
Public expenditure and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Makerere University, 2014-07)
This study had three objectives; to explore causality between aggregate public expenditure and economic growth, to assess whether convergence exists in public expenditure and economic growth and to estimate the effect of ...
The Impact of Taxation on Economic Growth in Kenya: (1979 - 2015)
(Makerere University, 2017-11-14)
The study was motivated by the worrying trend of sharply increasing public debt in Kenya which has a multiplier effect of draining the economic growth through high debt servicing charges. The study therefore purposed to ...
The Effect of Remittance on Economic Growth of Eastern African Countries
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
This study examined the effect of remittance on economic growth of Eastern African countries. Currently, the flow of workers remittance from developed to developing countries has received great attention among scholars and ...
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 ...