Browsing College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) by Subject "Economic growth"
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Agricultural exports and economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-05-10)Agriculture is the backbone of the Uganda’s economy as it contributes 24 percent of the country’s GDP, employs over 72 percent of the population and accounts for 31 percent of Uganda’s exports. As such, the agricultural ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Asymmetric effects of fiscal policy on economic growth in Uganda: A nonlinear ardl approach
(Makerere University, 2022-12)This study examined the asymmetric effect of fiscal policy on economic growth in Uganda using the annual time series data collected from the Uganda Revenue Authority and World Development Indicators of the World Bank from ... -
The augmented Solow growth model, total factor productivity growth and the cross-country income growth disparities in Africa.
(Makerere University, 2019-02)Cross‐country differences in the rates and patterns of economic growth continue to attract scholarly debate. This study contributes to this debate by examining the role and the relative contribution of Factor Accumulation ... -
The causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in Uganda (1990-2018)
(Makerere University, 2023-01)The study aimed at establishing the causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in Uganda between 1990 and 2018. The study used time series data of electricity consumption and gross domestic ... -
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 ... -
Climate change, economic growth and household vulnerability in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Uganda's macroeconomic modelling frameworks currently overlook the impact of climate change, despite mounting evidence of extreme climate variability in the country. Prior attempts to assess climate change effects have ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The determinants of Uganda’s coffee exports: 1980-2013
(Makerere University, 2018-06)Uganda has continued to depend on primary commodities such as coffee, tea, banana, and others as its valuable exports despite price shocks in the world markets. This study therefore intend to empirically examine the ... -
Do savings matter for Uganda’s economic growth? A case for Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2021-01)This study examines the impact of Domestic savings on Economic growth in Uganda using quarterly data for the period 2000 to 2019. The study employed a time series analysis using the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) ... -
Does institutional quality moderate the impact of public debt on economic growth? Evidence from SSA
(Makerere University, 2021-02)The recent slowdown in economic growth in SSA amidst increased borrowing both domestically and externally raises questions regarding the effectiveness of debt in the region. This study specifically examines the impact of ... -
Domestic investment and economic growth in Uganda: A time series analysis (1986-2016)
(Makerere University, 2023-08)The Ugandan economy is a mixed economy where both the public and private sector play a dominant role in terms of development potential. Uganda has implemented an ambitious programme of economic liberalization with reforms ... -
Domestic savings, foreign direct investments and economic growth in Uganda
(2013)The study investigated the causal relationship between domestic Savings (S), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Economic growth in Uganda. The objectives of the study were: to determine the long run relationship between ... -
Economic growth and investment in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-12)World over, economic growth is the major goal of each government; therefore, the major objective of the present study is to establish the impact of investments on economic growth in Uganda from 1985 to 2016. To achieve ... -
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 ... -
Effect of balance of trade on economic growth in Uganda (1985 -2016)
(Makerere University, 2017-12)The major objective of this study was to establish the impact of balance of trade on economic growth in Uganda from 1985 to 2016. The data used was annual secondary time series obtained from World Bank (2016). The study ... -
The effect of coffee exports on economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-09)The study investigates the effect of coffee exports on economic growth in Uganda. The study employed time series data for the period 1987-2021 with Auto-regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) using data from Uganda Coffee ...