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Title The impact of exchange rate on exports in Uganda
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/10570/6539
Date 2017
Author(s) Nabwanika, Latipha
Abstract A research report submitted to the College of Business and Management Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Masters of Business Administration Degree of Makerere University - The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of exchange rate on exports in Uganda. The study used ordinary least squares and the error correction model (ECM) for estimation of a time series data covering the period 1990-2015. The variables under consideration included gross capital formation, GDP growth, Trade and real effective exchange rate. All the explanatory variables have a positive significant impact on exports. The study recommended that the government should adopt sustainable and stable exchange rate policy measures to promote greater exchange rate stability that would help to enhance the real exports of the economy
Subject(s) Exchange rate; Exports; Uganda; Exchange risk
Language en
Publisher Makerere University
Type of publication Thesis/Dissertation (Masters)
Identifier Nabwanika, L. (2017). The impact of exchange rate on exports in Uganda. Unpublished master's research report, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Repository Kampala - Makerere University
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