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Impact of Tax Reforms on Household Welfare

Uganda government has since 1987 initiated a sequence of tax reforms to address the fiscal challenges facing the country. This paper uses a Computable…...
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ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND JOB CREATION IN THE IGAD

objective of this study is to examine the private sector, a key vehicle for embarking on a sustained growth path, and explore ways of enhancing the…...
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INFLATION DYNAMICS AND AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY SHOCKS IN UGANDA

estimate the contribution of agricultural supply shocks to inflation in Uganda. Using monthly data for the time period January 2000 to December 2012, we…...
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What do regional trade reforms mean for Zambia?

bia is participating actively in regional integration programmes, but little is know about the impacts of tariff reforms associated with such initiatives.…...
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Economic Profiling of the Creative Industries: A Desk Reviewi

UNs Creative Economy Report 2010 notes the increasing acceptance of the role of the creative economy as a leading sector in generating economic growth,…...
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Promoting job-rich urbanisation in Zambia

the 21st century unfolds, the inevitability that a growing share of people will live in cities is juxtaposed with deep uncertainty about what the urban future…...
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FOOD PRICE CRISIS AND FOOD INSECURITY IN KENYA

tudy was carried out using secondary data to review food price crisis and food insecurity in Kenya. Food prices have been increasing in Kenya since 2006 to…...
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REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2017 MEFMI COMBINED FORUM: Financing of Infrastructure

s report provides a summary of some of the key issues raised during the MEFMI Combined Forum held on 9 October 2017 in Washington DC under the theme Financing…...
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Publication: Global Economic Prospects, January 2024

bal growth is expected to slow further this year, reflecting the lagged and ongoing effects of tight monetary policy to rein in inflation, restrictive credit…...
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Africa in the New Trade Environment: Market Access in Troubled Times

-Saharan Africa represents only a small share of global production and trade while hosting half of the extreme poor worldwide. To catch up with the rest of…...