Street vending in Kampala has emerged as alternative source of employment for individuals who cannot afford the cost of paying regular rent in buildings or market stalls. Unlike other informal business in Kampala, street vendors are characteristically small, less profitable, may entail some mobility through hawking, and deal…
Gemma Ahaibwe, EPRC Research Fellow is one of the 2018 Youth4Policy Mentors. File Photo Gemma Ahaibwe, a Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has been named among the 2018 Youth4Policy mentors. She will share her vast experience in youth entrepreneurship, health, poverty, governance and labour markets.…
Stakeholders sit on round table to discuss key capacity imperatives that have enabled or constrained national development planning during a workshop organised by EPRC. With National Development Planning coming back firmly to Uganda’s planning space in 2010, a set of processes, policies and practices referred to as New…
Dr. Swaibu Mbowa a Senior Research Fellow at Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) Scooped the World Bank 2017 Global RIA Award. File Photo Dr. Swaibu Mbowa a Senior Research Fellow at Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has received recognition from the World Bank Group for his role in…
EPRC Research Fellow, Brian Sserunjogi, presents the BCI findings to participants during a dissemination workshop held in Mbale. Photo by Mouris Opolot The second Business Climate Index (BCI) research dissemination held in Northern region (Lira on the 21st Nov. 2017) and Eastern region (Mbale on the 24th Nov. 2017) for…
During the 19th Makerere University Business School Economic Forum, held on October 25, 2017 to discuss the 2016/17 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) findings released by Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), a spate of observations pointed to the conclusion that middle income aspiration for Uganda is unlikely.…
A child undergoes health examination in one of the health centres in Uganda. According to Sheila Depio, Uganda still falls short of universal birth registration and certification. UNICEF PHOTO. The National Identification Regulatory Authority (NIRA) has been called upon to institute effective coordination mechanisms with local government to…
Paul Corti Lakuma, a Research Analyst with EPRC showcases graphs showing aggregate discipline, technical efficiency and allocative efficiency of Uganda's budgets in the past financial years in line to NDPs. Photo by Mouris Opolot Researchers from the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) have said that a de-link between…
Tonny Odokonyero, a Research Analyst at Economic Policy Research Centre present the paper during the conference on “Economic Development in Africa”. File Photo While the health sector has attracted significant foreign aid, evidence on the effectiveness of this support is mixed, a paper titled “Sub-national Perspectives on Aid Effectiveness:…
Economic Policy Research Centre and UNICEF conducted regional orientation workshops to advance Uganda’s National Child-Focused Policy Research Agenda 2016-2020. Two dissemination workshops were held on 16th and 22nd November 2016, at Wellsprings Hotel in Gulu and at the Institute of Interdisciplinary Training and Research (IITR) in Mbarara under the theme: “Adducing Evidence…