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Regional economic integration and its implications on exports and economic growth in the COMESA region (1980-2010)
(2013)
One of the major development challenges facing Africa has been the small and fragmented economies with low incomes and low level of intra-regional trade. In an effort to foster economic growth and promote intra-regional ...
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 ...
Foreign aid and economic growth in Uganda: (1982-2008)
(Makerere University, 2012-04)
This study investigates the effectiveness of aid by assessing the relationship between foreign aid, economic policy and economic growth in Uganda over the period 1982 to 2008. The study uses annual time series data for per ...
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 ...
Road infrastructure and economic growth in Uganda 1980-2010
(Makerere University, 2011)
Uganda is a land-locked country with road infrastructure constituting the main mode of transport. However, by 2010 road coverage both paved and unpaved remains low (3112 km and 16888 km respectively), with all-weather paved ...
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 ...
Impact of Inflation on Kenya’s Economic Growth
(Makerere University, 2017-11-21)
This study investigated the impact of inflation on economic growth of Kenya. It was motivated by the constant rise in inflation which is also accompanied by a decline in economic growth of Kenya. Using time series data for ...
The effect of external debt on economic growth in East African countries
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
The study analyzed the effect of external debt on economic growth in East African countries. It used quarterly panel data where gross domestic product was endogenous variable measuring economic growth as a function of ...
The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth in Kenya: (1995-2015)
(Makerere University, 2017-11-30)
FDI forms part of capital inflows to the host country and therefore a main contributor to economic growth in developing nations. This is because in addition to it contributing to the level of capital stock increment, it ...
The Impact of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Kenya
(Makerere University, 2017-12)
Over the years, public borrowing has been employed by governments to meet their financial deficits. Kenya’s public debt has been on a continuous rise, with sharp increases being experienced in the last 7 years. Domestic ...