Uganda

IGC Uganda delivers research, policy analysis and options in response to requests from the Government of Uganda. We work towards policy objectives that drive structural transformation by boosting urban, firm and agricultural productivity; improving revenue mobilisation efficiency; optimising public spending; and addressing climate change.

Explore our work

Trucks wait in a line on the road to enter Uganda in Malaba

Taxing effectively

How firms find new ways to evade taxes: Evidence from cargo scanners in Uganda

Ronald Davies, Kyle McNabb, Silver Namunane, Miroslav Palanský

Blog

Supervisors nurture talent in organisations

Ritwika Sen

Policy brief

A woman stands and looks at a landslide site in eastern Uganda. Photo by ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images

The long-term welfare impacts of natural disasters: Evidence from Ugandan landslides

Travis Baseler, Jakob Hennig

Blog

TotalEnergies employee working on a well pad at Murchison Falls National Park

Aiding the search for good jobs: Evidence from Uganda

Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman, Anna Vitali

Blog

Impact of Digital Tax Stamps (DTS) on firms’ ex-factory prices, sales revenues, and excise tax revenues in Uganda

Silver Namunane

Policy brief

Kampala’s urban accessibility challenge

Victor Couture, Prottoy Akbar, Adam Storeygard, Gilles Duranton

Policy brief

Namunane et al Working Paper January 2023 cover

Are Uganda’s corporate tax incentives meeting their objectives?

Silver Namunane, Liam Carson, Kyle McNabb

Working paper

Responding to imported inflation in Uganda: Distributional impacts and policy options

Liam Carson, Harriet Conron, Richard Newfarmer

Policy brief

Government demand and domestic firm growth: Evidence from Uganda

Bernard Hoekman, Marco Sanfilippo, Filippo Santi, Rohit Ticku

Policy brief

About

Uganda’s priorities for growth during its economic recovery include raising domestic savings, improving the effectiveness of government programs, and increasing productivity in industry and services. Since 2012, IGC Uganda has collaborated with the government on projects aimed at boosting foreign direct investment, integrating regional economies, and raising incomes for inclusive growth. Going forward, IGC Uganda will continue to focus on trade, infrastructure, and cities and expand work on effectiveness of state programs and climate sustainability.

IGC Uganda is generously hosted at the Bank of Uganda, and works in close partnership with a number of clients across government. Key institutional collaborations include delivering an annual Economic Growth Forum event in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, to disseminate recent research insights to policymakers and inform Budget priorities; a long-standing partnership with the Uganda Revenue Authority to produce empirical research on taxation in Uganda; and working with the Kampala Capital City Authority to generate evidence on property taxes and informal transport reform.

As the priorities of the Ugandan government evolve, the IGC will expand to cover new research areas. The team looks forward to a vigorously growing programme, and the emergence of even stronger partnerships.