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The impact of trade liberalization on economic growth in Uganda (2009-2019)
(Makerere University, 2020-02)
The study explores the impact of trade liberalization on economic growth in Uganda for the period of 2009-2019. The study was motivated predominantly by the fact that Uganda has one of the most open trade regimes in Africa, ...
A test of the export led growth hypothesis in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021)
The study was aimed at assessing the contribution of exports on the Economic growth of Uganda. The research was carried using time series quarterly data from 1990 to 2017. The time-series data was obtained from the Bank ...
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 impact of real exchange rate volatility on economic growth: Evidence from Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-12)
The study examined the impact of real effective exchange rate volatility on economic growth in Uganda. Since the adoption of the floating exchange rate system, where market forces determine the value of the shilling in ...
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) ...
A study to assess the challenges to the growth of capital markets in developing economies: a case study of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-04)
The purpose of the study was to assess the challenges facing stock markets in Uganda. It was guided by three specific objectives which included: Assessing the growth of stock market in Uganda, to assess various challenges ...
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 ...
Higher education, labour market and economic growth in Uganda (1985-2017)
(Makerere University, 2021-10)
Transitioning to an amalgamation of a knowledge-based economy and the fourth industrial revolution labour market; places a tremendous amount of responsibility on the higher-education sector. The economic growth fluctuations, ...
Government expenditure and economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)
The paper observes that rising government expenditure has not translated to meaningful development as Uganda still ranks among world’s poorest countries. In an attempt to investigate the effect of government expenditure ...
The effects of financial sector development on economic growth: Evidence from low and middle-income African countries (2000-2017)
(Makerere University, 2021)
This study sought to examine the effect of bank and stock market based financial sector development on economic growth in 18 African countries during the period of 2000 to 2017. Three homogenous panels were constructed ...