Economics Research Papers/Topics

Exchange Rate and Trade Balance in Uganda (1975-2015)

ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship of Exchange Rate changes and trade balances in Uganda for the period 1975 to 2O15~ Uganda needs to strengthen the capacity of firms to improve on the quality of products so that the government does not have to import almost everything especially during construction of big projects. The objectives of the study were; i) to examine the long run relationship between exchange rates and trade balance in Uganda, ii) to assess the short run relationship b...

Resource Availability and Farm Production in Hargeisa, Somali Land

ABSTRACT This study explores the relationship between resource availability and farm production in hargeisa, Somaliland. The study was guided by the following research objectives; the first objective was to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of: age, gender, highest educational qualification, and work experience and the second and third objective was to determine the levels of resource availability among the farm production in Hargeisa, Somaliland. And the fourth objective was ...

Poverty and Economic Development in Uganda from 1990 to 2010

ABSTRACT This study set out to investigate the relationship between poverty and economic development. The objectives of this study were; to examine the relationship between poverty and economic development from 1990 to 2010, to determine the level of poverty in Uganda from 1990 to 2010, and to determine the level of economic development in Uganda from 1990 to 2010. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design since it examined data for a short time; it was also a descriptive-correlation...

Extent of Poverty and Rural-Urban Migration in Selected Villages in Maroodi-Jeeh, Somaliland

ABSTRACT Poverty is synonymous with the developing countries especially in the rural areas which resulted in the migration of so many people to the urban areas in such of greener postures. This study is set to examine the relationship between poverty and rural urban migtration. The study has the following objectives: To determine the profile of respondents in terms of, Age, Gender, Educational level, Employment situation; To determine the levels of poverty in selected villages in Maroodi-Jeeh...

Government Policy and Performance of Small Business Enterprises in Bossaso District, Puntland Somalia

TABLE OF CONTENTS ~rellm~naries Declaration A Declaration B ii Acknowledgement iii Abstract iv Table of Contents v List of figures vii :hapter Page One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Background of the Study 1 Statement of the Problem 5 Purpose of the Study 6 General objective 6 Research Objectives 6 Research Questions 7 Null Hypotheses 7 Scope 8 Significance of the Study 9 Operational Definitions of Key Terms 9 Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Concepts, Ideas, Opinions From Authors/Experts 11 Theo...

External Debt Stock and Economic Growth in Somalia (1991-2016)

ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating the relationship between the external debt stock and economic growth in Somalia (1991 to 2016). For the fact Somalia has an estimated 5.5 billion dollars outstanding, due to many reasons, but the socio-economic indicators of the country show that it has contributed a little or almost nothing to the overall GDP, and continues to dwindle. This report was guided by two major specific objectives and they were; to find out the long run relationship between...

Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Uganda (1986- 2016

ABSTRACT Study used multivariate vector autoregressive model (VAR) to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth, and assess the determinants of FDI inflows in Uganda for the periods between 1986 and 2016. Interpretations of results are based on GrangerCausality and innovation accounting (variance decomposition and impulse response functions). The study finds that international capital flows are of great importance in stimulating economic growth in Uganda. Re...

MONETARY POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND INFLATION TARGETING IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM AUTOREGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG MODEL

Abstract This study examined the impact of monetary policy instruments on inflation targeting in Nigeria over the period of1980-2017. To achieve the objective of the study, annual time series data on inflation target rates (INFTR), monetary policy rate (MPR), commercial banks deposit rate (CBDR), commercial banks deposits with CBN (CBDC) and reserve requirements (RRQT) was collected from the database of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (2018). The data was analysed using the autoregressive d...

LONG-RUN IMPACT OF INTEREST RATE, EXCHANGE RATE AND INFLATION ON PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract This study examines the long-run impact of interest rate, exchange rate and inflation on private sector investment to in Nigeria over a period of 1980 – 2018. To achieve the objectives, annual time series data on real interest rate (RINT), exchange rate (EXCR), inflation rate (INFL) and private sector investment (PSIV) were collected from the publications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and was analysed using the Johansen co-integration model. The co-integration result reveals...

RESPONSE OF MONETRAY POLICY TO INFLATION PERSISTENCE IN NIGERIA

Abstract This study uses monthly data covering the period January, 2007 – September, 2018 to examine the response of monetary policy to inflation persistence in Nigeria. Persistence in three inflation indicators (core inflation, food inflation and headline inflation) were estimated using the univariate structural time series model (STSM) and Bayesian vector autoregressive (BVAR) model and the results were compared. Findings from the results of analysis reveal evidence of high inflation pers...

TESTING THE RANDOM WALK HYPOTHESIS (RWH) IN THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

AbstractThis study uses annual data spanning over 1986 - 2018 to test the existence of random walk hypothesis in the Nigerian stock market. Findings from the study reveal that the three variables of the study are not stationary at level, but are stationary only at first difference. However, ASI and MCP that were stationary at levels when KPSS was employed with intercept and trend included in the estimation. This suggests that the Nigerian stock market follows a random walk and as such, stock ...

Impact of Money Supply on Economic Growth in Nigeria: Evidence from Vector Autoregressive Model

Abstract This study examines the impact of money supply on Economic Growth in Nigeria using time series data spanning 1980-2019. Data on currency in circulation (CIC), narrow money supply (M1), broad money supply (M2) and real gross domestic product (RGDP) were collected from the online database of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and were analyzed using the unrestricted Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model. Impulse response function (IRF) and Cholesky variance decomposition (VDC) were also obt...

Government Spending on Infrastructure and Private Investment: A Disaggregated Analysis

Limited empirical studies have disaggregated the government spending into infrastructure and consumption expenditures in this thematic area. More so, Kenya has witnessed a tremendous increase in spending on infrastructural projects such as highways, road, ports, fiber optic, standard gauge railway, and massive investment in road management and maintenance. All these efforts are meant to accelerate the realization of the Kenya Vision 2030 as well as the ‘Big Four’ agenda of the Kenyan gove...

Investment And Economic Growth in Uganda

ABSTRACT This paper set out to investigate the relationship between Investment and Economic growth in Uganda from 1980 to 2010. The study employed the expost facto research design since it basically examined secondary data; it was also a descriptive-correlation since it was interested in examining the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable. The Population of this study were the published reports on the variables of the study from 1980 to 2010. The study targ...

Youth Entrepreneurship and Poverty Reduction in Tudun Wada Local Government-Kano State, Nigeria

).> ABSTRACT This study investigated about youth entrepreneurship and poverty reduction in Tudun Wada Local Government, Kano State, Nigeria. the study was guided by the following research objectives: i) to establish youth involvement in entrepreneurship in Tudun Wada local government, Kano State, Nigeria; ii) to assess the level of poverty reduction among youth due to their involvement in entrepreneurship in Tudun Wada local government, Kano State, Nigeria; and iii) to determine the relation...


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