This paper is an account of the re-construction of a macroeconomic dataset for Uganda. The sources of data, the splicing together of consumer price indices and interpolation of missing quarterly observations, the interpolation of quarterly GDP and the estimation of quarterly monetary GDY and...

During the 1970s, Uganda suffered from an economic crisis characterized by distortions in all sectors of the economy. The exchange rate, for example, was highly overvalued, inflation was in the double-digit range while interest rates were held constant for most of the period resulting into...

This compendium of entries on the economics of Africa provides thematic and country perspectives by more than 100 leading economic analysts of Africa. The contributors include: the best of young African researchers based in Africa; renowned academics from the top universities in Africa, Europe and...

Uganda started financial sector reforms in the early 1990s as part of the broader objective of a shift to market-determined prices and private sector led growth. It was hoped that liberalisation of interest rates combined with a reduction in the participation of government in ownership would...

Africa is a diverse continent. But is there a pattern to the diversity? Are there commonalities across the countries? And what does economics tell us about the diversity and the commonalities? The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa is a definitive and comprehensive account of the key...

Africa is a diverse continent. But is there a pattern to the diversity? Are there commonalities across the countries? And what does economics tell us about the diversity and the commonalities? The Oxford Companion to the Economics of Africa is a definitive and comprehensive account of the key...