We use unique high-frequency Government of Uganda and Government of Rwanda tax administration datasets to map the characteristics of 'industries without smokestacks' in East Africa. First, we find firm size appears to be crucial for successful industries without smokestacks in services and...

We study Uganda's journey to become a petroleum producer and provide estimates regarding the size and timing of the oil revenues to be expected. At an average US$38 per capita per year over a 33-year period, oil revenue by itself will not be transformational for the Ugandan economy, but it could...