Browsing College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) by Subject "Economic development"
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Analysis of the causes of financial distress in private unlisted firms in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)The impact of private firms to economic growth and development of any country cannot be taken for granted propelling economies to devise policies that enhance the sector’s growth. However, the failure rate of private ... -
Assessing the impact of commodity markets in Zombo District
(Makerere University, 2017-11)The main objective of the study was to assess the Impact of Commodity Markets in Zombo District. The finding from this study reveals that commodity markets have the potential in improving household income, employment ... -
The Causal Relationship between Population Growth and Economic Growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-08)This study analyzed the causal relationship between population growth and economic growth in Uganda by specifying a multivariate framework and the researcher employed the Johansen cointegration technique and the Vector ... -
Determinants of financial accountability in Local Governments in Uganda: a case study of Wakiso District Local Council
(Makerere University, 2018-09)The purpose of the study was to examine the determinants of financial accountability in Wakiso district local government. This was driven by the fact that Wakiso District Local Government has faced many financial ... -
Economic growth in Uganda: the contribution of factor accumulation and total factor productivity growth
(Makerere University, 2020-11)This study investigated the determinants of economic growth in Uganda using factor accumulation and growth accounting frameworks for the period 1982-2015. The study used the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model to ... -
The Effect of Corruption on Economic Growth in Uganda (2005-2016)
(Makerere University, 2018-01)This paper investigates “The Impact of Corruption on Economic Growth in Uganda” as an academic oriented study. The main objective is to examine the extent to which corruption indicators influence the GDP growth position ... -
Effect of financial inclusion on economic development in Uganda (2010-2020)
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Financial inclusion plays an immense role in fostering economic development of a given economy. The research on the role of financial inclusion on economic development is scarce albeit with mixed and inconclusive findings. ... -
The Effect of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Uganda (1985-2016)
(Makerere University, 2018-11-12)This study empirically investigated the effect of public debt on Uganda’s economic growth. It used time series data (1985-2016) that was obtained from the World Bank Development Indicators. Different tests that included ... -
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 ... -
Effect of Taxation on Uganda’s Economic Growth
(Makerere University, 2019-12)This study investigated the effect of taxation on economic growth in Uganda from 1991 to 2017. The objectives of the study were to establish the long and short run relationships between direct domestic taxes and economic ... -
The Effect of Trade Openness on Economic Growth in case of Sub-Saharan Africa countries (SSA): A Panel Data Approach
(Makerere University, 2017-10)The relationship between trade openness and economic growth has been extensively investigated yielding to mixed and inconclusive results. This paper examines the effect of trade openness on economic growth for Sub Saharan ... -
Effects of taxation on economic growth: (Uganda’s Experience: 1987-2005)
(Makerere University, 2007-11)The development of endogenous growth theory has opened an avenue through which the effects of taxation on economic growth can be explored. Explicit modeling of the individual decisions that contribute to growth allows the ... -
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 ... -
Examining the impact of road infrastructure on social-economic development of people in Uganda: a case study of Soroti-Moroto road
(Makerere University, 2022-02)This study assessed the impact of road infrastructure on social-economic development of people in Uganda while using Soroti-Moroto road as a case study. The study was guided by objectives which included examining the ... -
Export trade and economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2020-09)The main objective of this study was to establish the effect of export trade on economic growth in Uganda for the period 1983 to 2018. The data obtained from World Bank website (development indicators) were annual secondary ... -
External Debt Burden and Economic Growth in Uganda (1985-2017)
(Makerere University, 2019-12-10)The main objective of the study was to assess the impact external debt burden on economic growth in Uganda. Different from previous studies, in addition to being country specific, the study also uses a longer time series ... -
Foreign aid, economic development and corruption
(2015-06)We adopt a dynamic general equilibrium model in which bureaucratic corruption leads to poor quality public services thereby incentivising households to engage in tax evasion. With aid, government is able to shore up the ... -
Government Expenditure and Economic Growth in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2019-10)The main objective of this study was to establish the effect of government expenditure on economic growth in Uganda. The data used was quarterly secondary time series obtained from World Bank website (world development ... -
The impact of external debt on economic growth in Sub Saharan Africa: A panel data analysis
(Makerere University, 2009-12)The effects of external debt on economic growth have been a subject of debate in the academic and policy circles. The debates arouse from poor economic performance in many developing countries amidst accumulation of ... -
The Impact of External Debt on Uganda’s Economic Growth
(Makerere University, 2019-02-12)This study examined the impact of external debt on Uganda‟s economic growth over the period 1987-2017 using the Autoregressive Distributed-lagged (ARDL) model estimation techniques after carrying out diagnostic tests on ...