EPRC Highlights
Is the Single African Air Transport Market a viable business venture for Uganda?
EPRC to conduct RIA for the sugarcane sub-sector.
Farmers’ delight: the story of Mubuku II irrigation scheme
What’s the parish development model about?
Why Ugandans should brace for higher commodity prices in 2023.
ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH CENTRE
The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) is Uganda’s leading think tank in economics and development policy oriented research and policy analysis.
The Economic Policy Research Centre was established in 1993 as an autonomous not-for-profit organization limited by guarantee to fill fundamental voids in economics research, policy analysis, and capacity building for effective in-country contributions to Uganda’s policy processes.
Research Agenda
Economy, Employment and Public Finance Management
Research in this area informs policy actors on how to stimulate economic growth and create employment through prudent public finance management….
Macroeconomic Analysis, Social Service Delivery and Protection
This focuses on means of enhancing productivity, mobility of factors of production & their impacts on household welfare, social protection for vulnerable groups & institutional reforms for social economic transformation.
Private Sector Development and Competitiveness
Research in this area informs how the private sector should reposition itself as the engine of economic growth, adapt to the EAC competitive regional business environment and other regional blocs.
Natural Resources Management
This area focuses on how Uganda can leverage its wealth in natural resources for sustainable growth and development.
Policy Inconsistency and Implementation Gaps
In this area, our research explores the evolution of policies and identifies gaps and inconsistencies within the existing policies so as to aid their effective implementation.
Trade and Regional Integration
Under this thematic area, our research examines the likely implications of the changing global and regional geopolitical environment on Uganda’s trade.
Latest Publications
EPRC Annual Report 2021-2022 March 15, 2023 6.00 MB
Improving education systems in Uganda: Evidence from the primary education sub-sector February 27, 2023 385.89 KB
