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Has the low level of economic growth spurred informal sector activities in Uganda? An empirical analysis
(African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 2021-09)
Purpose – In this paper, the authors examine how economic growth shapes the shadow economy in the long
and short run.
Design/methodology/approach – Using annual time series data from Uganda, drawn from various data
sources, ...
Does corruption contribute to the rise of the shadow economy? Empirical evidence from Uganda
(Cogent Economics & Finance, 2021)
This paper investigates whether corruption has contributed to the rise
of the shadow economy in Uganda. Using autoregressive distributed lag bounds
testing approach and granger causality econometric methods we find a ...
The portrait of Uganda’s informal sector: What main obstacles do the sector face?
(Cogent Economics & Finance, 2020-10)
In this paper, using primary data collected from business owners, we
examine the nature and obstacles in the informal sector of Uganda. We find that
education level matters in the selection of enterprises. The bulk of ...
The shadow economy and education in Uganda: Is there a long-run relationship?
(International Social Science Journal., 2023)
Using time series data from Uganda covering the period from 1991 to 2017, this paper applies auto regressive distributed lag bounds testing approach to examine the long- and short-run relationship between education and the ...
Does income inequality increase the shadow economy? Empirical evidence from Uganda
(Development Studies Research, 2021)
This paper applies the autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing method to investigate the
long- and short-run relationship between the size of the shadow economy and income
inequality in Uganda. The findings reveal ...
The long-and short-run relationship between the shadow economy and trade openness in Uganda
(Cogent Economics & Finance, 2021)
This paper examines the relationship between the shadow economy and
trade openness in Uganda, using autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing
approach. We find that the shadow economy and trade openness have a long- ...
Institutionalized democracy and the shadow economy in the short- and long-run: empirical analysis from Uganda
(Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2022)
This paper investigates the relationship between institutionalized democracy and the shadow
economy in both the long- and short-run. Using time series data from Uganda that cover the
period from 1991 to 2015, this paper ...
Effects of carbon dioxide emissions on agricultural production indexes in East African community countries: Pooled mean group and fixed effect approaches
(Energy Nexus, 2023)
The ongoing climate change threat brought by the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the atmosphere
has rekindled global activism to address its detrimental effects on agricultural production with the ...
Allocative inefficiency of general hospitals in poor countries: a case study of Uganda
(East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2021-06)
The increasing costs of healthcare arising largely from the growing population
and emergence of non-communicable diseases have exerted pressure on
healthcare budgets in poor countries. With a funding gap of 7% to realize ...
Assessing wind energy development in Uganda: opportunities and challenges
(Wind Engineering : Sage Journals, 2021-01-01)
In this paper, we utilize a systematic review to assess opportunities and challenges in wind energy development in Uganda. Apart from being an environmentally friendly and renewable energy resource, development of wind ...