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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 ...
Assessment of the difference between the urban and rural consumer price index in Uganda (2005 – 2011)
(Makerere University, 2017-01)
This study assessed the difference between the rural and urban Consumer Price Index and how the overall rate of inflation was affected when the indices were combined into a national index. The assessment period was from ...
Impact of selected macroeconomic variables on Uganda’s economic growth (1980-2017)
(Makerere University, 2021-04-09)
The study investigated the impact of selected macroeconomic variables on Uganda’s economic growth. It specifically analyzed the effect of variables; initial Gross Domestic Product (GDP), gross capital formation (GCF), ...
Determinants of private domestic investments in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-10)
This study examined the determinants of private domestic investment in Uganda. The macroeconomic variables used included; private domestic investments, GDP growth rate, inflation, trade openness, debt service, foreign aid, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Macroeconomic determinants of unemployment rate in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-09)
This study estimated the macroeconomic determinant of unemployment in Uganda during the period 1983 to 2016. The study estimated unemployment rate against key macroeconomic variables that affect unemployment like: Inflation, ...
Inflation and economic growth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)
This study sets out to examine the relationship between economic growth and inflation in Uganda for the period 1980-2020. The existence and nature of a link between inflation and economic growth has been the subject of ...
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 ...
Inflation and economic growth; An empirical analysis of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017-11)
In this paper, an examination of the relationship between and economic growth in Uganda over the period of 1990-2015 by using time series data is performed. The study employed the vector error correction model (VECM) and ...