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Using high-frequency data to measure the resilience of households to food insecurity and women’s dietary diversity in Uganda

Adong, Annet; Kornher, Lukas; Chichaibelu, Bezawit Beyene; … - 2026

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Socio-economic impacts of illnesses on employment outcomes in Uganda

2026

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Uganda : Post-Financing Assessment Discussions-Press Release; and Staff Report

2026

Uganda’s post-pandemic economic performance has been robust with broad-based growth, contained inflation, and an improving external position supported by coffee exports and portfolio inflows. Foreign exchange (FX) reserves have also increased significantly in 2025 amid a favorable external...

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Uganda Economic Update, December 2025 : Cultivating Prosperity through Agro-Industrialization

2026

This 26th Uganda Economic Update reports on recent economic developments and policies, placing them in a regional and global context and assessing their implications for Uganda’s economic prospects. The report is intended for a wide audience, including policymakers, business leaders,...

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Taxing plastic and solid waste in a decentralised system : evidence and design lessons from Uganda

Ngabirano, Dan; Occhiali, Giovanni - 2026

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Do firms know what they are looking for? : a demand-side experiment to reduce labor market frictions

Lallemant, Tess - 2026

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Firm responses to aggregate shocks and implications for workers : lessons from the pandemic

Alfonsi, Livia; Bassi, Vittorio; Rasul, Imran; Spadini, … - 2026

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Firm responses to uncertainty and implications for workers : experimental evidence from Uganda during the pandemic

Alfonsi, Livia; Bassi, Vittorio; Rasul, Imran; Spadini, … - 2026 - Revised July 2025

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Screening with Cash Deposits in Digital Credit Markets

Gertler, Paul J.; Green, Brett; Wolfram, Catherine - 2026

We study a loan contract that requires borrowers to make a temporary cash deposit prior to disbursement, which is fully refunded and does not alter repayment incentives. In a randomized controlled trial with a digital lender, applicants are offered otherwise identical loans with or without a...

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Screening with cash deposits in digital credit markets

Gertler, Paul J.; Green, Brett; Wolfram, Catherine - 2026

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An exploratory approach to land inequality : insights from household surveys

Kweyu, Raphael; Medase, Stephen Kehinde; Naiga, Resty - 2026

To promote social justice and support inclusive development in East Africa, addressing land inequality is essential. Kenya and Uganda illustrate the complex factors driving land inequality in sub Saharan Africa. During colonial times, extensive fertile lands were often alienated from local...

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Uganda : Beyond Connections - Energy Access Diagnostic Report Based on the Multi-Tier Framework

Rahman, Aditi Sadia; Angelou, Nicolina; Koo, Bryan Bonsuk - 2026

Due to the necessity of statistical information for evidence-based policy and decision-making, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has been conducting household surveys every year since the late 1980s. With support from the World Bank–funded Energy for Rural Transformation Phase 3 (ERT III)...

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Uganda's Pioneer Refugee Model : Advances in Inclusion, Self-Reliance, and Pathways Forward

Awor, Susan; Rozo, Sandra V. - 2026

Uganda hosts 1.96 million refugees and asylum seekers under one of Africa’s pioneering refugee policy frameworks, granting freedom of movement, the right to work, and access to social services. Yet, despite these provisions, most refugees remain in designated settlements rather than relocating...

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Enhancing Uganda’s E-learning System for Students and Teachers : An Assessment of Key Learning Management Systems Utilized in Uganda’s Education Sector

Mirembe, Drake Patrick; Chinen, Marjorie; Osiru, Moses; … - 2026

This paper is presented in four Sections. Section 1 presents an introduction to the report, including background, context, and motivation for conducting the study. Section 2 details the evaluation approach and methodology; section 3 presents a discussion of the evaluation findings, and section 4...

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Corporal punishment and learning outcomes : evidence from primary schools in Uganda

Mugume, Regean - 2026

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Rules of origin and value added in preferential exports

Hoekman, Bernard M.; Olarreaga, Marcelo; Sanfilippo, Marco - 2026

This paper investigates how rules of origin affect domestic value added embodied in manufactured exports, focusing on Uganda, a representative low-income economy, and South Africa, the most industrialized economy in sub-Saharan Africa. The design of regional value content requirements has been a...

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Community monitoring and social accountability in development projects : experimental evidence from Uganda

Fiala, Nathan; Premand, Patrick - 2026

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Increasing women's empowerment : evaluating two interventions in Uganda

Ambler, Kate; Jones, Kelly; O'Sullivan, Michael - 2026

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Distinguishing drought experiences : from perception to measurement and their significance on productivity value in Uganda

Pakrooh, Parisa; Santeramo, Fabio Gaetano; Maggio, Giuseppe - 2026

Weather shocks increasingly threaten agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. While the negative effects of drought on production have been documented in numerous studies, the behavioral dimension of adaptation, particularly how households perceive drought and what shapes these...

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Uganda : UGAMOD v3.0 : 2018-2025

Barugahara, Tina Kaidu; Ayo, Joseph Okello; Lastunen, Jesse - 2026

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An econometric analysis of modernized cereal production in reducing multidimensional poverty in Uganda, 1975-2014

Robert, Emong Herbert - 2025

Purpose - This study aims to develop an econometric analysis of how modern agriculture can be a fundamental instrument for reducing the levels of multidimensional poverty in Uganda. It demonstrates the importance of agriculture in reducing inequalities amongst the poor while focusing on the...

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An econometric analysis of modernized cereal production in reducing multidimensional poverty in Uganda, 1975-2014

Robert, Emong Herbert - 2025

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The impact of weather shocks on food security in Uganda: a panel regression analysis

Hübler, Michael; Ogenrwoth, Brian; Walusimbi, Ronald; … - 2025

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Effects of withholding value-added tax in Uganda

Vuoristo, Karri - 2025

The paper examines the effects of a value-added tax (VAT) withholding regime implemented in Uganda using administrative data from the Uganda Revenue Authority. By using modern two-way fixed effects models, the research estimates the dynamic effects and finds that firms increase their reported...

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Effects of withholding value-added tax in Uganda

Vuoristo, Karri - 2025

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Ugandan hotel employee innovativeness: the role of transformational leadership and cultural intelligence

Kisubi, Moses Kisame; Mukyala, Veronica; Namono, Rehema - 2025

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The panopticon taxman: The impact of e-invoicing on VAT compliance in Uganda

Lees, Adrienne; Jouste, Maria; Musoke, Nicholas; Ayo, … - 2025

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Destigmatizing disabilities? : evidence from a disability-inclusive anti-poverty program in Uganda

Kipchumba, Elijah - 2025

Persons with disabilities are disproportionately excluded from livelihood opportunities. This exclusion traps persons with disabilities and their households in perpetual poverty. I study whether a program that simultaneously strengthens the ultra-poor's productive, financial, human, and social...

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Destigmatizing disabilities? Evidence from a disability-inclusive anti-poverty program in Uganda

Kipchumba, Elijah - 2025

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Firm networks and tax compliance : experimental evidence from Uganda

Almunia, Miguel; Henning, David; Knebelmann, Justine; … - 2025

How do policy interventions diffuse through firm transaction networks? We design a novel two-stage randomization strategy that assigns a tax enforcement treatment at the seller–buyer link level and ensures separation within the network to identify direct and spillover effects. Using Ugandan...

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Risk sharing tests and covariate shocks

Ligon, Ethan - 2025

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Violent conflicts and education : the LRA insurgency in Northern Uganda revisited

Kazibwe, Douglas - 2025

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The gender pay gap in Uganda : extent and drivers

Guloba, Madina M.; Namuliira, Phionah; Sebuliba, Jude - 2025

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Women in the labour force in Uganda

Namuliira, Phionah; Kasirye, Ibrahim; Nakazzi, Florence; … - 2025

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Translocal livelihoods, socio-economic differentiation and lower level urbanisation in Uganda

Andersson Djurfeldt, Agnes; Mackay, Heather; Mukwaya, Paul - 2025

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Uganda Economic Update, Edition 24

2025

The Ugandan economy continues to demonstrate resilience. Inflation in Uganda has significantly decreased, falling below the central bank's target. On the external side, the current account deficit remained high despite some moderation due to improved merchandise trade performance. Fiscal...

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When money can't buy political love : lab experiments on vote buying in Ghana and Uganda

Burbidge, Dominic; Cheeseman, Nic; Serwaah-Panin, Amma - 2025

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When money can 't buy political love : lab experiments on vote buying in Ghana and Uganda

Burbidge, Dominic; Cheeseman, Nic; Serwaah-Panin, Amma - 2025

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Monetary policy transmission to household credid : evidence from Uganda's credit registry data

Mugume, Adam; Kasekende, Elizabeth; Namwanya, Musoke Samuel - 2025

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Relationship between nighttime light data and gross domestic product in Uganda

Mugume, Adam; Nalukwago, Milly Isingoma; Kamya, Eria - 2025

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The role of climate change in monetary policy formulation : assessing forecast performance with the incorporation of rainfall

Nakayaga, Marris; Kamya, Eria; Mpagi, Anita - 2025

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Proxy datasets for measuring GDP in Uganda

Mugume, Adam; Isingoma, Milly Nalukwago; Musoke, Samuel … - 2025

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Climate change risks and banking sector stability in Uganda

Mbabazize, Robert Ndyanabo; Wamalwa, Peter Simiyu; … - 2025

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What impact do tax agents have on taxpayers' compliance in Uganda? : evidence from tax administrative data

Occhiali, Giovanni; Kalyango, Frederik - 2025

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Cash and small business groups for Ugandans and refugees

Baseler, Travis; Ginn, Thomas; Kasirye, Ibrahim; Muya, … - 2025

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Feasibility of Increasing Fiscal Space for Health in Uganda

2025

This study builds on the analysis on fiscal space for health in Uganda that was conducted by the World Bank in 2010. The previous study by Okwero et al. (2010) showed that there was low and inefficient health spending, limited scope for domestic revenue mobilization, high dependence on external...

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Clean energy transition and options for hedging fiscal policy against climate change damaging externalities : an environmental DSGE model for Uganda

Musisi, Albert A.; Asiimwe, Wilson; Bbaale, Edward - 2025

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Storage constraints and resistance to shocks : lessons from small-scale entrepreneur focus groups in Kampala

Loubes, Romaine; Margolis, David N. - 2025

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Can ODA enable autocratic entrenchment? : investigating donor-driven cash transfer programmes in Uganda, Ethiopia, and Egypt

Maschhaupt, Guido; El-Assal, Ahmed M.; Wandeto, Petronilla - 2025

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Taxpayer response to greater progressivity : evidence from personal income tax reform in Uganda

Jouste, Maria; Barugahara, Tina Kaidu; Ayo Okello, Joseph; … - 2025

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Taxpayer response to greater progressivity : evidence from personal income tax reform in Uganda

Jouste, Maria; Barugahara, Tina Kaidu; Ayo, Joseph Okello; … - 2023

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Taxpayer response to greater progressivity : evidence from personal income tax reform in Uganda

Jouste, Maria; Barugahara, Tina Kaidu; Ayo, Joseph Okello; … - 2023

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Taxpayer Response to Greater Progressivity : Evidence from Personal Income Tax Reform in Uganda

Jouste, Maria; Barugahara, Tina Kaidu; Ayo, Joseph Okello; … - 2022

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Value-added in African exports and rules of origin

Ticku, Rohit; Sanfilippo, Marco; Olarreaga, Marcelo; … - 2025

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Taxing rental income : an analysis of the outcomes of legal and administrative reforms in Uganda

Mwesigye, Ian Kananura; Ochen, Ronald; Waiswa, Ronald; … - 2025

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Uganda Human Capital Development and Growth Review, July 2025

2025

The Uganda Human Capital Development and Growth Review (UHCDGR) adopted a lifecycle approach to analyzing the state of human capital in Uganda and factors affecting progress. In doing so, it reflects the approach taken in NDP IV, which is focused on meeting the changing needs of individuals...

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Economic Assessment of Somalia's Accession to the East African Community

2025

Somalia's accession to the East African Community (EAC) presents a transformative opportunity to accelerate its economic development and integrate more effectively into the regional economy. With membership, Somalia could access a broader market of over 300 million people, enhancing trade and...

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Communal taps, a drop in the bucket?

Maes, Femke - 2025

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