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Limited health insurance coverage amidst upsurge of non-communicable diseases in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2019-04-30)This brief uses the 2016/17 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) and the World Development Indicators (WDI) to show the extent of health insurance coverage for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, high ... -
Attracting investments using tax incentives in Uganda: The effective tax
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2019-03-30)Uganda operates a wide array of tax incentives schemes to attract investments like other countries in East Africa. However, due to significant amount of revenue foregone due to such schemes, Uganda has embarked on ... -
Fostering a sustainable agro-industrialisation agenda in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2018-12-30)Uganda’s long-term goal, as outlined in the Vision 2040, is to industrialize and transform the structure of the economy. Given the dominance of agriculture as a source of livelihood, there is no doubt that Agro-industri ... -
The Agricultural Finance Year Book 2019
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2019-06-30)The 2019 Agricultural Finance Yearbook, which is the ninth edition in the series and coincides with the 10th anniversary of Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF), offers an in-depth analysis of the trends in the sector ... -
Understanding the rice value chain in Uganda - opportunities and challenges to increased production
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016-07-15)Government of Uganda considers rice as one of the strategic agricultural enterprises with the potential to remarkably contribute to increasing rural incomes and livelihoods, and improving food and nutrition security. ... -
Investment opportunities and challenges in the potato value chain in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016-06-15)A seed potato shortage is identified as a major problem that affects the quality of potato production in the Kigezi subregion. There are two dimensions of shortfalls in supply: (i) the limited volumes of clean seed produced, ... -
Revisiting Uganda’s inorganic fertilizer Supply Chain: Need for a Stronger Regulatory System
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2015-05-15)This paper highlights the quality concerns of inorganic fertilizers on the Ugandan market. the findings reported are based on 170 samples (in 50 kg bags and small 1-2 kg packs) of the commonly used fertilizers on the Ugandan ... -
Socioeconomic Determinants of Primary School Dropout: The Logistic Model Analysis
(Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), 2008-02)This paper describes the socioeconomic determinants of primary school dropout in Uganda with the aid of a logistic model analysis using the 2004 National Service Delivery Survey data. The Objectives were to establish the; ... -
Access and use of credit in Uganda: Unlocking the dilemma of financing small holder farmers.
(EPRC, 2014-01-12)The study investigates the extent of access and use of credit by small holder farmers in Uganda. Despite several interventions in agricultural financing by government, access to credit by smallholder farmers has remained ... -
HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in Uganda: A policy simulation.
(EPRC, 2013-06-23)The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to be a major health challenge in Uganda. The adult HIV/ AIDS prevalence rate had increased to 7.3 percent by 2011 from 6.4 percent in 2005/6. Consequently, understanding the programmes ... -
Comparing the performance of Uganda’s intra-East African Community trade and other trading blocs: A gravity model analysis.
(EPRC, 2013)This paper examines factors that determine Uganda’s trade flows and specifically compares the impact and performance of the different trade blocs on Uganda’s trade patterns and flows. The empirical question is whether ... -
Institutional constraints to agriculture development in Uganda.
(EPRC, 2013-05-11)Since the early 1990s, Uganda has implemented a number of reforms in the agricultural sector. However, in the past 10 years, the performance of the sector has lagged behind other sectors particularly services and industry. ... -
Constraints to agricultural technology adoption in Uganda: Evidence from the 2005/06-2009/10 Uganda National Panel Survey.
(EPRC, 2013-05-22)The study examines the determinants of improved agricultural technologies adoption in Uganda, using a nationally representative panel data set of 1,600 farming households, collected by the Ugandan Bureau of Statistics ... -
Improving Girls' access to secondary schooling
(2013-06-11)Despite the successful implementation of the Universal Secondary Education policy in Uganda in 2007, overall secondary school enrolments have remained low, especially for girls. Among other reasons, high cost of schooling ... -
Macroeconomic and sectoral effects of the EAC Regional Integration on Uganda: A recursive computable general equilibrium analysis
(2013-05-11)The paper empirically examines the implications of the implementation of the EAC regional integration on the Ugandan economy. Specifically, it analyses the likely effects of the asymmetric tariff reduction on the macro ... -
Economic and Social Upgrading in the Mobile Telecommunications Industry: The Case MTN Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Center, Makerere University, 2013-05)Worldwide leaving an indelible mark in history by revolutionising lifestyles of individual, Systems, governments and entities. A number of factors have contributed to this phenomenon. Uganda has not been an exception and ... -
Youth Engagement in Agriculture in Uganda: Challenges and Prospects
(2013-06-09)The Ugandan population is to a large extent comprised of a high and increasing cohort of young people, close to 78 percent of the population is below the age of thirty. Evidence reveals that youth engagement in agriculture ... -
Righting resources-curse wrongs in Uganda: the case of oil discovery and the management of popular expectations
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2011-07)Following Uganda’s discovery of oil deposits in 2006, the country’s development prospects look higher than ever before. Different stakeholders (discussed in the paper) have high development expectations. However, development ... -
Does teaching methods and availability of teaching resources influence pupil’s performance?: evidence from four districts in Uganda
(2010-09)This paper explores ways of improving education quality in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools in Uganda. Following the introduction of UPE in Uganda in 1997, primary school enrollment increased tremendously, leading ...
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