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Donor Aid Cuts, Kenya Elections Affect Uganda Business Climate

Joseph, Mawejje - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

In the October – December quarter of 2012, the business climate index declined to 4.5 points having recorded a score of 8 points in the previous (July – September) quarter. The deterioration of business environment perceptions emanated from elevated risks arising from the budget support...

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Transparency in Meat Production – Consumer Perception at the Point of Sale

Deimel, Mark - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010

As a result of a large number of food scandals, societal interest in transparency in the food sector has grown … address. Hence, the creation of transparency in the production process has been the focus of the legislation. In this context … foods. This is intended as a response to the general call for more transparency or a "gläserne Produktion ". It has not been …

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East African Regional Integration: Challenges in meeting the convergence criteria for monetary union

Kuteesa, Annette - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

The realization of a successful monetary union among EAC partner states depends upon a sufficient degree of convergence of partners economies to established criteria. Gathering but scattered research has begun assessing the various benchmarks for this characteristic. This work integrates and...

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Comparing the Performance of Uganda’s Intra-East African Community Trade and Other Trading Blocs: A Gravity Model Analysis

Shinyekwa, Isaac; Othieno, Lawrence - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2013

. The EAC region should attract investment in production of high technology products to increase intra-EAC imports and …

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Prospects and Challenges in the formation of the COMESA-EAC and SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area

Shinyekwa, Isaac; Othieno, Lawrence - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2011

liberalization, concluding a comprehensive agreement both at bilateral, regional and multilateral negotiations remains complex to …

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Uganda's revealed comparative advantage: the evidence with the EAC and China

Shinyekwa, Isaac; Othieno, Lawrence - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2011

The paper examines the comparative advantage of Uganda’s exports to the East African Community (EAC) partner states, and how it has evolved during the implementation of the EAC treaty. In addition, the paper seeks to identify commodities that Uganda should specialize in as a basis to enhance...

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Performance and Survival of Ugandan Manufacturing firms in the context of the East African Community

Buyinza, Faisal - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2011

Using the most recent enterprise survey data of the World Bank(2006), this paper investigates the factors influencing firm performance and survival after the promulgation of the East African Community (EAC). The major findings of the paper include: (i)The EAC has adversely affected the survival...

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Business Perceptions Indicate Slow Recovery in Economic Conditions

Joseph, Mawejje; Dorothy, Nampewo - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2012

In July – September 2012 the business climate index remained weak at score of 8, having improved from a score of -18 in the April-June quarter. This implies that the general business conditions have improved over the last quarter. Expectations for the next quarter (October-December 2012) are...

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Integration and Labour Markets in European Border Regions

Niebuhr, Annekatrin; Stiller, Silvia - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2004

Border regions are likely to play a critical role within the spatial dynamics initiated by the enlargement of the EU. This paper deals with the effects of integration on labour markets in border regions. Within the framework of different theoretical approaches, the effects of integration on...

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The Final Frontier? Border Effects and German Regional Wages

Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Schramm, Marc - HWWA Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung - 2002

Recent studies of border effects have focused on the intra-country and inter-country comparison of trade flows. It is found that borders have a negative impact on the size of cross-border trade. In order to estimate border effects on a regional level one needs not only data on inter-country but...

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