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Impacts and determinants of panel survey attrition: the case of Northern Uganda survey 2004-2008
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-04)
The paper analyses the impact of household attrition in the Northern Uganda Survey panel of 2004 and 2008. These surveys were designed to evaluate the performance of the first phase of the Northern Uganda Social Action ...
Inflation differentials among Ugandan households: 1997 - 2007
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-06)
Since the structural adjustment days of the 1990s, targeting inflation to single digit rates
has remained a predominant feature of Uganda’s macroeconomic strategy towards
creating and sustaining an enabling environment ...
Economic and institutional efficiency of the National Agricultural Advisory Services’ programme: the case of Iganga District
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2011-06)
This paper examines the technical and institutional efficiency of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme implementation in Iganga district. The Cost Effective Analysis (CEA) and stochastic frontier ...
Non-tariff barriers in EAC customs union: implications for trade between Uganda and other EAC countries
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-12)
A key objective for the adoption of East African Community (EAC) Customs Union was to enhance economic gains through elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) within the member states.
This study has established ...
Fiscal policy consistency and its implications for macroeconomic aggregates: the case of Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-06)
The relationship between growth in monetary aggregates and price changes continues to be a subject of considerable debate both in the academic and policy circles. Whereas the more ‘conservative’ policy makers hold that ...
Righting resources-curse wrongs in Uganda: the case of oil discovery and the management of popular expectations
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2011-07)
Following Uganda’s discovery of oil deposits in 2006, the country’s development prospects look higher than ever before. Different stakeholders (discussed in the paper) have high development expectations. However, development ...
Does teaching methods and availability of teaching resources influence pupil’s performance?: evidence from four districts in Uganda
(2010-09)
This paper explores ways of improving education quality in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools in Uganda. Following the introduction of UPE in Uganda in 1997, primary school enrollment increased tremendously, leading ...
Sectoral and welfare effects of the global economic crisis on Uganda: a recursive dynamic CGE analysis
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2010-07)
This paper analyses the impact of the global economic and financial crisis on Uganda
notably on macro-economic aggregates, sectoral output and household welfare, and the
potential role of fiscal policy and reform in ...
Institutional constraints to agriculture development in Uganda.
(EPRC, 2013-05-11)
Since the early 1990s, Uganda has implemented a number of reforms in the agricultural sector. However, in the past 10 years, the performance of the sector has lagged behind other sectors particularly services and industry. ...
Access and use of credit in Uganda: Unlocking the dilemma of financing small holder farmers.
(EPRC, 2014-01-12)
The study investigates the extent of access and use of credit by small holder farmers in Uganda.
Despite several interventions in agricultural financing by government, access to credit by
smallholder farmers has remained ...