Abstract: A thriving private sector is central to achieving the objectives of Kenya’s Vision 2030. In fact, the success of Vision 2030 is largely premised on the role of the private sector in achieving the countries growth objectives and, thereby, creating greater wealth and employment opportunities. In general, the private sector in Kenya is vibrant and in good health. Kenya is a promising place to do business, with growing markets and good opportunities. Importantly, there is a widesprea...
Abstract This post-graduate thesis presents a regression analysis of the accumulated empirical evidence on the relationship between economic growth and unemployment in Uganda. Okun’s law emphasis the relationship between economic growth and unemployment stating that there is inverse relationship among economic growth and unemployment. Even so, sometimes both variables move towards same direction meaning an increase of economic growth leads to a rise of unemployment. The researcher employe...
Abstract This post-graduate thesis presents a regression analysis of the accumulated empirical evidence on the relationship between economic growth and unemployment in Uganda. Okun’s law emphasis the relationship between economic growth and unemployment stating that there is inverse relationship among economic growth and unemployment. Even so, sometimes both variables move towards same direction meaning an increase of economic growth leads to a rise of unemployment. The researcher employe...
ABSTRACT This research examine the role of foreign policy to the national economy in Tanzania. The study focuses on attaining determination of the use of foreign policy and its impact to the national economy. The study involved the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Tanzania Economic Processing Zone and two Universities colleges. A surveying interviews and questionnaire methods were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative methods which w...
This study examined the effect of government expenditure on economic growth and development inNigeria for the period of 1990–2012. Time series data for twenty-two years were sourced from secondary data such as the CBN statistical bulletin and other relevant publications using the desk survey method. Ordinary Least Square (OLS) multiple regression technique was used to estimate theeffect of government expenditure on economic growth and development in Nigeria. Gross DomesticProduct, proxy for...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATION iiACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vABSTRACT ViiiC~A~TE~ ~ ~no~uon~unuou,u,unonnuouNuo~ueu,mun,a ~ 1INTRODU~~ION ~ ~o~an~utnuuunuuuu,uuuqcnnuuuu~,n,o,u 11.0 Introduction 1.1 Background to the study 1.1.1 Current Macroeconomic environment in Uganda 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3.1 General Objective 1.3.2 Specific Objectives 1.4 Research Hypotheses 1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Significance of the study 1.7 Operational definitions of key term...
ABSTRACT An evaluation of the budgetary process in Ghana depicts that annual expenditure proposals are continuously anchored on projected revenue. This means that the accuracy of revenue projection is a necessary condition for devising a suitable framework for fiscal deficit management in Ghana. This study explores the impact of tax policy measures on economic growth using time series data for the period 1970 2013 to devise a reasonably accurate estimation of Ghana‟s sustainable revenue p...
ABSTRACTThe topic of the study was Economic growth and Unemployment in Nigeria (1990-20 11) whichis a period of 21 years. Economic growth is the independent variable while unemployment is thedependent variable. The purpose of the study is to establish whether there is a relationshipbetween economic growth and unemployment in Nigeria. It was guided by the objectives whichare to determine the level of economic growth, unemployment and the relationship between bothvariables.The hypothesis of the...
ABSTRACT Finances is crucial to any investment decision, this study however is aimed at finding out the effects of commercial banks credit to small scale industries or economic growth in Nigeria. The purpose of this is to ascertain the nature and present scope of this effect in Nigeria economic growth. This study is divided into five chapters highlight the performance of small scale industries financed by commercial banks credit and other financial institutions, and the problems financing the...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between agriculture and economic growth of Uganda in the period between 1990 and 2015. The objectives of the study were; identifying the trend of agriculture growth, identifying the trend of economic growth of Uganda and establishing the relationship between agriculture and economic growth of Uganda in the period between 1990 and 2013. The study was quantitative. Secondary data for Uganda on agriculture and economic growth in...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The small scale businesses have a very important and effective role in developed countries generally and in developing countries especially because it is considered the backbone of their economies. Rajan (2013) states that the definition of small scale businesses may vary from county – to – country, year – to – year, from period to period and from time to time according to the level of economic development reached in ...
ABSTRACT The overall objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between exchange rate and economic growth of Uganda (1984 -2015). The objectives included to determine the relationship between interest rate and economic growth of Uganda, to establish the relationship between private sector investments and economic growth of Uganda and to establish if there is a significant relationship between exchange rate and economic growth in Uganda in the years (1984-2015). The study was c...
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between stock market capitalization and economic growth in Ghana using quarterly time series data from 1991 to 2006. The study employed Johansen multivariate cointegration technique and vector error correction model to investigate the long-run relationship and the short-run dynamics among the variables. Also, the standard Granger-causality test was conducted to determine the causal relationship between the variables. The study finds that real econ...
THEORETICAL ISSUES It is generally agreed that economic development implies sustained increases in income per capita coupled with positive structural changes (political, cultural and social etc) within an economy over a long period of time. It follows that economic growth may not result in economic development. For development to occur, there must be visible positive changes to income dis...
ABSTRACT This study sought to determine the effect of real effective exchange rate on economic growth in Ghana using annual data for the period 1984 to 2014. The study employed the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag Estimation technique as well as the Bounds Testing approach to cointegration to establish a long run relationship between Economic Growth and Real Effective Exchange Rate in Ghana. The result suggests that real exchange rate, capital stock, and labour force exert a positive and stat...