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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 [ ... ]

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.

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.

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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Uganda’s ‘progressive’ refugee policies and t...

By Gemma Ahaibwe

Uganda’s generous provisions are expected to empower refugees to sustain themselves with time. However, the extent to which this policy has...

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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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Kimanzi: in Kenya we started scheme 2 support farmers in post-harvest schemes,we also started Fruit producing plant… https://t.co/QuQA4zeZaa Thu Jun 21 14:18:04 +0000 2018
Joseph Mugisha: there is positive evidence on the impact of social protection. Why is government reluctant on push… https://t.co/EbtqRFDiBN Thu Jun 21 14:15:39 +0000 2018
Participant: In Uganda, people are given seedlings and other inputs, but after their harvest, there is no market.… https://t.co/s7kiZVoJ0f Thu Jun 21 14:14:39 +0000 2018
Livingstone Mukasa: CEO Mazima saving scheme: We started Mazima voluntary saving scheme, however, the taxation sche… https://t.co/3CpPe9vJ2m Thu Jun 21 14:13:48 +0000 2018
CEO Mazima saving scheme: in the past, people used to invest in their children’s education, With the high unemploym… https://t.co/DJJI1jVtZw Thu Jun 21 14:13:11 +0000 2018
@SNSsewanyana says #SocialProtection schemes must be looked at in context as what may have worked in Kenya may not… https://t.co/l4jPNgR9Td Thu Jun 21 14:12:37 +0000 2018
#SocialProtection: How do we increase efficiency? Samuel Waterberg: we need to have heavy punishment for those who… https://t.co/7IYXpIKWOM Thu Jun 21 14:10:43 +0000 2018
@SNSsewanyana says the #Uganda-n govt is constrained by resources. There's need to come up with guidance between ba… https://t.co/0wqKSXEtrn Thu Jun 21 14:10:34 +0000 2018
#SocialProtection: How do we increase efficiency? Mary Kakande: for SAGE to work better; we need to operationali… https://t.co/hcHZRiXvPf Thu Jun 21 14:09:42 +0000 2018
@SNSsewanyana: the quality of institution matters. We need to use them to integrate #SocialProtection into gov't de… https://t.co/cOLBhhiyJC Thu Jun 21 14:08:10 +0000 2018
@SNSsewanyana thanks participants for turning up for the #SPCAfrica18. She hopes that all those at the conference r… https://t.co/ytiqOBuUHx Thu Jun 21 14:06:39 +0000 2018
Mary Koko Kimanzi: : Raising more money for social protection: We should ensure that the money we give out is used… https://t.co/igClqaRfK7 Thu Jun 21 14:04:41 +0000 2018
Mary Kakande: Raising more money for social protection: We need to be innovative, instead of giving cash handouts,… https://t.co/X3M8pSlR12 Thu Jun 21 14:02:33 +0000 2018
Mary Kakande: Raising more money for social protection: We need to educate the people in government the enormous be… https://t.co/m39NBhHUmQ Thu Jun 21 14:01:49 +0000 2018
Mary Kakande: Raising more money for social protection: We need to enhance revenue mobilization, widen tax base. T… https://t.co/sKbg9cnGBd Thu Jun 21 14:01:03 +0000 2018

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