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A Scoping Study of the Mobile Telecommunications Industry in Uganda

Shinyekwa, Isaac - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

transfer, health, agriculture and outsourcing of services by MNOs. Finally, given that outsourcing of some of the services by …

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Macroeconomic and welfare consequences of high energy prices

Twimukye, Evarist P.; Matovu, John Mary - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2009

The current wave of volatile international oil process coupled with the low hydro-energy generation continues to exert negative impacts on the Ugandan economy. This paper analyzes the extent to which changes in energy prices affect the economy and examines policy options that can be undertaken...

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Aid allocation effects on growth and poverty: A CGE framework

Twimukye, Evarist P.; Nabiddo, Winnie; Matovu, John Mary - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2009

both short and long term gains. Applying a recursive dynamic general equilibrium model on Uganda, we find that while the …

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Welfare distribution and poverty in Uganda, 1992 to 2000

Okidi, John A.; Okwi, Paul O.; Ddumba-Ssentamu, John - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2003

This study covers a period of far-reaching economic reform policies and programs in Uganda. Measures of inequality and stochastic dominance analysis are applied to a series of regionally representatives national household surveys data to shed light on the patterns of inter-temporal changes in...

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Uganda's poverty eradication agenda: Measuring up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Bahiigwa, Godfrey - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2003

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Public spending composition and public sector efficiency: Implications for growth and poverty reduction in Uganda

Sennoga, Edward B.; Matovu, John Mary - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2010

health leads to higher GDP growth rates and accelerates poverty reduction. Moreover, the rate of poverty is faster in rural …

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Causes of health inequalities in Uganda: Evidence from the demographic and health surveys

Ssewanyana, Sarah; Kasirye, Ibrahim - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

demographic and health surveys undertaken during 1995–2006.The surveys are nationally representative and capture anthropometric … indicators for children aged below 5 years. The study investigated the determinants of health inequalities focusing on child … health status through a combination of decomposition and regression analysis. Our results show that household welfare status …

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