Browsing School of Economics (SE) 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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The effect of COMESA and the EAC on trade creation and diversion, export diversification, and growth of Uganda's economy
(Makerere University, 2013-11)This dissertation deals with the effects of COMESA and the EAC regional integration arrangements on the Ugandan economy with respect to trade creation and trade diversion, export diversification into non traditional exports ... -
The Effect of Commercial Bank Lending Rates on Economic Growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018-11-21)The study set to investigate the effect of commercial bank lending rates on economic growth in Uganda. Employing a time series analysis using the Johansen methodology, the study identified one cointegrating relationship ... -
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 ... -
The effect of electricity consumption on Uganda's economic growth
(Makerere University, 2023-11)This study empirically investigates the complex relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in Uganda over the period spanning from 1991 to 2021. Through a comprehensive analysis of annual time series ...