ABSTRACT The study aimed at examining the effect of private sector investment on economic growth in Uganda from the period of 1985 to 2014 using time series data. Specifically, the study examined the casuality, the long-run relationship between private sector investment and economic growth and also the impact of private sector investment on GDP growth. The objective was motivated by the fact that the problem statement emphasized that private sector investment has not yielded expected economic...
ABSTRACT A booming interest on the topic of Diaspora remittances has developed over the past few years on the part ofacademics, donors, international financial institutions, commercial banks, money transfer operators, microfinance institutions, andpolicy makers, The surge of remittances to countries of origin in the last two decades, exceeding aid and foreiqn direct investment (FDI) to developing countries, has reignited debate on their development potential in receiving countries. Alongside...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration A Declaration B ii Acknowledgement iii Dedication iv Abstract v Page Acronyms 1 Chapter One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 2 Background of the Study 2 Statement of the Problem 5 Purpose of the Study 6 Research Objectives 6 Research Questions 6 Hypothesis 6 Scope 7 Significance of the Study 8 Operational Definitions of Key Terms 9 Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 10 Concepts, Ideas, Opinions from Authors/Experts io Theoretical Perspectives 16 Related Studies 17 Three M...
ABSTRACT The study was set to investigate the relationship between trade balance and economic growth rate of Uganda from 1984-2014. The objective was to determine the level of balance of trade in Uganda from 1984-2014 (ii) to establish the level of economic growth of Uganda from 1984-2014 and to establish the relationship between balance of trade and economic growth of Uganda 1984-2014. The study was a time series research that involved analysis of the historical data for the Uganda balance o...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to establish the influence of public expenditure on economic growth in Uganda from 1995-2014. It was driven by three maj or objectives; To determine the trend of public expenditure from 1995 -2014; To determine the trend of economic growth from 1995-2014; To establish if there is significant relationship between public expenditure and economic growth from 1995-2014. Using time series data from the world bank and Uganda bureau of statistics, both cor...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study Public expenditure and economic growth in Gisagara District, Rwanda was to generate new information from the existing one, to test the null hypothesis, and to establish the relationship between public expenditure and economic growth and to confirm or deny the theory of economy by Keynes (1936). The study was in Gisagara District, Rwanda. Four specific objectives were stated and these were to; Identify the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, age, o...
ABSTRACT This study examined the impact of the financial system with respect to banks and stock market on economic growth in Nigeria between 1991 and 2010. The debate among scholars on the comparative importance of banks and markets in promoting economic growth generated a lot of controversy. Some scholars argue that banks identify good projects, mobilize resources, monitor managers, and manage risk and so are better at promoting economic growth than the market. This gave rise to the bank-bas...
ABSTRACT This report investigated Road Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Uganda 2000 - 2018, the Study considered all national roads, that is, paved and unpaved roads however, district roads were excluded due to lack of data for the entire period of the study. The emphasis on national roads was both due to data availability and the multiplier effects associated with these roads towards economic growth. The objectives of the study were to: establish the causality between economic growth an...
ABSTRACT In this study researcher investigated the relationship between effectiveness of financial systems and economic growth in selected MFI5 in Rusizi District Rwanda. It was carried out with the specific objectives to determine the profile of the respondents as to age, gender, highest level of education, and professional experience, determine the level effectiviness of financial systems in selected microfinance institutions, determine, the level of economic growth, and lastly, to establis...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to establish the Effect of population growth rate on Economic growth. The study adopted a cross sectional design which was quantitative and qualitative in nature. It involved descriptive and analytical research designs. The data was tested for reliability, analyzed using statistical package were presented basing on the study objectives. The results revealed a significant negative Effect of population on Economic growth. This means that high levels of popu...
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...
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study was to establish the impact of taxes, inflation and governmentexpenditure on economic growth in Kenya. The study sought to establish the effect of taxes oneconomic growth, the effect of inflation on economic growth and the effect of public expenditureon economic growth. The study focused on a period of 20 years after major liberalization oftrade took place in Kenya.Secondary data was used and it was derived from various relevant bodies such as the KenyaNation...
ABSTRACT This report investigated Road Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Uganda 2000 .- 2018, the Study considered all national roads, that is, paved and unpaved roads however, district roads were excluded due to lack of data for the entire period of the study. The emphasis on national roads was both due to data availability and the multiplier effects associated with these roads towards economic growth. The objectives of the study were to: establish the causality between economic growth a...
ABSTRACTThis study summarizes all five chapters in this report about labor force participation rates and economic growth rate in Uganda (2005-2015) .Chapter one presents the background to the study, problem statement, purpose of study, Research Objectives, and questions, study hypothesis, study scope, significance and operational definitions Labor Force Participation Rate means thenumber of persons in the labor force expressed as a percentage of the working-age. Literature...
ABSTRACTThis research is set to investigate the relationship between tourism and economic growth in Kenya. Its objectives were; to establish the trend of Tourism in Kenya (2002- 2011, to establish the trend of GDP growth of Kenya (2002-2011), to investigate the relationship between Tourism and GDP growth in Kenya (2002-2011). The hypothesis of the study was there is no significant relationship between Tourism and GDP growth inKenya time series analysis such Correlation ana...