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The effect of financial innovation on money demand in Uganda: An examination of new transaction technologies on demand for narrow money
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
This study investigated the effect of financial innovation in form of new transaction technologies on demand for narrow money (M1) in Uganda. In particular, it assessed the individual effect of automated teller machines ...
The achievement of Foundation Hans Lindner for St. Joseph’s Aid Society in promoting education: A case study of Kiboga District-Uganda
(2014-10-06)
The study set out to establish Foundation Hans Lindner for St. Joseph’s Aid Society’s achievement in Education in Kiboga District-Uganda. It was a case study, based on the qualitative and quantitative research approach.
The ...
Financial sector development and economic growth in the East African Community: A panel data analysis
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
This study investigates the relationship between financial sector development and economic growth for the East African community countries over the period 1990 to 2012. Annual macroeconomic data extracted from the World ...
Essays on governance, public finance, and economic development
(University of St Andrews, 2014)
This thesis is composed of three distinct but related essays. The first essay studies the role of the size of the economy in mitigating the impact of public sector corruption on economic development. The analysis is based ...
Tax evasion and the business environment in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2014)
We provide some empirical evidence of how a poor business environment may incentivise tax evasion. In particular, we examine the roles that specific components of the business environment that include: bribery, efficiency ...
Factors influencing Uganda's export-import ratio: Implications for the trade balance
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
Uganda has continued to have a trade deficit since 1980 implying that its annual export-import ratios over time have been less than unity despite several reforms undertaken. This study therefore examined the factors ...
Determinants of the performance of Uganda’s tea exports: An error correction model for Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-12)
This study sets out to examine the determinants of the performance of Uganda’s tea exports between the years 1970-2012 employing annual time series data. More specifically, this study employed an export supply model, which ...
Determinants of access to formal financial credit in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014)
It has been established that lack of startup capital is a major impediment to economic growth. In Uganda, this has been witnessed due to the barriers in credit access from formal financial institutions, which are assumed ...
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 ...