Papers by Kasule Taha Ahmad
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2015
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Research Center for Islamic Economics , 2019
This study traces East Africa’s journey in an effort to embrace Islamic economics and finance. Fo... more This study traces East Africa’s journey in an effort to embrace Islamic economics and finance. For each of the four countries covered, the study presents a discussion of the history of Islamic economics and finance, the Islamic financial institutions and their status in relation to the conventional sector, the status of Islamic finance education and research activities as well as highlights on the Zakat and Waqf sector. In general, Islamic economics and finance in this region is mainly visible through the Islamic banking sector. The study identifies the key drivers for Islamic economics and finance in the region. These include; a significantly large Muslim population and the demand for ethical investment opportunities. On the other hand, there are challenges which include; the absence of a supporting legal framework in some countries, lack of qualified human resources, non-compliance with Shariah principles and stiff competition from the more dominant conventional sector. The study makes a comparative analysis based on the identified common features. Results show that each country has a comparative advantage over the rest in one or two areas. It is concluded that the countries are interdependent and that they should harness their relative strengths for effective growth and development of Islamic economics and finance in the region.
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This paper investigates whether Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) crowds-out domestic investment in... more This paper investigates whether Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) crowds-out domestic investment in Uganda. We analyse the effect on the aggregate economy and at sectoral level using data from 1992 - 2012. We obtain a robust neutral effect on the overall economy. At sector level, we find a crowding-out effect in four sectors; a crowding-in effect in two sectors and a neutral effect in three sectors. But generally, results are robust in only six sectors. Finally, an exogeneity test reveals that past economic growth rates do not influence the inflow of FDI, hence there is no endogeneity problem in our analysis.
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The problem of rural poverty in Uganda has persisted despite the various efforts by the governmen... more The problem of rural poverty in Uganda has persisted despite the various efforts by the government to alleviate it and its continued existence has impacted negatively on the overall development efforts in the country. This study sought to investigate the causes of rural poverty in Uganda, with a specific focus on Wakiso Sub-County found in the central part of the country. Results have confirmed the observed phenomenon of a high level of rural poverty in Uganda. Most significantly, large size of the households, low education levels and low asset holdings were found to be the major causes of rural poverty in the Country.
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