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Social Protection Conference Due in Kampala

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Social Protection Conference Due in Kamp...

13 Jun 2018, Mouris Opolot & Elizabeth Birabwa

The Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) Uganda and INCLUDE (the Knowledge Platform for Inclusive Development in Africa) are organizing the Social P [ ... ]

Business Community Decries Unfair Competition, Fake Goods

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Business Community Decries Unfair Compet...

13 Jun 2018, Mouris Opolot

Local business representatives from Western and Central Uganda decried what they called unfair competition and infiltration of fake products in the ma [ ... ]

Social Equity Atlas Publicized to Regions

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Social Equity Atlas Publicized to Region...

13 Jun 2018, Mouris Opolot

On May 30, 2018 Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) and Unicef Uganda held the firs [ ... ]

Effectiveness of the Public Payroll Decentralisation Reforms in Uganda

Effectiveness of the Public Payroll Decentralisation Reforms in Uganda

This study examines the extent to which the decentralisation of payroll management and salary processing has achieved its intended objectives.

Expanding the Pension Sector in Uganda

Expanding the Pension Sector in Uganda

The study investigates the nature of additional reforms required to expand pension coverage in Uganda. Specifically, the study focuses on governance and regulation, scope and coverage, efficiency, and competitiveness with specific reference to national social security, fiscal burden of the public pension scheme, and entry of new players in the pension space.

Tobacco Control in Uganda: An analysis of the impact of taxation on consumption patterns

Tobacco Control in Uganda: An analysis of the impact of taxation on consumption patterns

This study analyses the trends in tobacco consumption in relation to potential tobacco tax policy changes in Uganda. Specifically, we examine the tobacco consumption patterns and simulate the likely impact on consumption of changes in tobacco taxation in the short run (3 years) and the long run (10 years).

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Social Protection Conference Due in Kampala

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The Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) Uganda and INCLUDE (the Knowledge Platform for Inclusive Development in Africa) are organizing the Social Protection for Inclusive...

EPRC Annual Report 2016 2017 Page 01

EPRC Annual Report July 2016 to June 2017
The 2016-2017 EPRC Annual Report highlights several research assignments completed between July 2016 and June 2017.

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Can protectionist policies reduce the importa...

By Martin Luther Munu

Background

In the 1980s, the East African textile industry was more developed along the entire value chain from cotton production...

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Uganda Children's Portal

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Welcome to the Uganda Children’s portal, an initiative of the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) and UNICEF Uganda. The portal represents a one...

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