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Jakob Rauschendorfer

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Researchers

Jakob is a former Country Economist at the IGC in Uganda. He holds an MSC in Economics for Development from the University of Oxford and a BA in Philosophy & Economics from the University of Bayreuth, Germany. Before joining the IGC in Uganda, Jakob was an Overseas Development Institute Fellow at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Republic of Malawi, working amongst others on tariff liberalization, trade facilitation and regional integration under the Southern African Development Community.

Projects

Policy implementation in Uganda

Harriet Conron, Jakob Rauschendorfer, Priya Manwaring, Albert Musisi 1 Jan 2022
Project
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Uganda’s participation in international and regional trade: Patterns, prospects, and policy

Jaime de Melo, Jakob Rauschendorfer 15 Mar 2021
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Tax evasion in customs: Firm level evidence from Uganda

Nada Eissa, Jakob Rauschendorfer, Michael Best 30 Jun 2021
Project

Regional economic spillovers from the South Sudanese civil war: Evidence from formal and informal cross border trade

Jakob Rauschendorfer, Ben Shepherd
Project

Estimating income losses and consequences of the COVID-19 crisis in Uganda

Stephen D. Younger, Albert Musisi, Wilson Asiimwe, Nicole Ntungire, Jakob Rauschendorfer, Priya Manwaring 31 Aug 2020
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Regional (dis)integration in the East African Community

Jakob Rauschendorfer, Anna Twum 31 Mar 2020
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All contributions

Rauschendorfer et al Final report November 2021 cover

Uganda’s participation in international and regional trade

Jakob Rauschendorfer, Aleksandar Stojanov, Jaime de Melo
Project report
Rauschendorfer and Stojanov Policy brief November 2022

Uganda's participation in international and regional trade: Patterns, prospects, and policy

Jakob Rauschendorfer, Aleksandar Stojanov
Policy brief
Best et al Final report March 2023

Drivers and implications of import tax evasion in Uganda

Michael Best, Nada Eissa, Sandra Sequeira, Joseph Okello Ayo, Parijat Lal, Jakob Rauschendorfer
Project report
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Empirical research on taxation in Uganda

Joseph Okello Ayo, Isabelle Masters Cohen, Felix Forster, Tina Kaidu, Priya Manwaring, Dorothy Nakyambadde, Jakob Rauschendorfer
Publication

Trade agreements for private sector development

31 March 2021
Past Event
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What is the fiscal costs of tax incentives in Uganda?

Nada Eissa, Priya Manwaring, Nicole Ntungire, Jakob Rauschendorfer
Project report
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Unmaking of a customs union: Regional (dis)integration in the East African community

Jakob Rauschendorfer, Anna Twum
Working paper

Estimating income losses and consequences of the COVID-19 crisis in Uganda

Stephen D. Younger, Albert Musisi, Wilson Asiimwe, Nicole Ntungire, Jakob Rauschendorfer, Priya Manwaring
Working paper
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Estimating income losses and consequences of the COVID-19 crisis in Uganda

Stephen D. Younger, Albert Musisi, Wilson Asiimwe, Nicole Ntungire, Jakob Rauschendorfer, Priya Manwaring
Project report

Supporting the development of Uganda’s 2nd national strategy for private sector development (2020/21 - 2024/25) through economic research session: Agriculture & agro-industrialization

21 October 2020
Past Event
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The COVID-19 impact on Ugandan supply chains: The importance of imports

Jakob Rauschendorfer, John Spray
Policy brief

Making the most of investment in Uganda: The role of supplier development programmes

Priya Manwaring, Jakob Rauschendorfer
Policy brief
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Easing the burden of Covid-19 in Uganda: Lowering food prices by reducing tariffs

Jakob Rauschendorfer
Policy brief
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Regional economic spillovers from the South Sudanese civil war: Evidence from formal and informal cross border trade

Jakob Rauschendorfer, Ben Shepherd
Working paper
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Estimating the fiscal impact of tariff reform in Uganda using TRIST

Jakob Rauschendorfer
Working paper

Beyond manufacturing: Reconsidering structural change in Uganda

Richard Newfarmer, John Page, Priya Manwaring, Jakob Rauschendorfer
Policy brief

The review of the Common External Tariff of the East African Community: Options for strengthening Uganda’s negotiating position

Garth Frazer, Jakob Rauschendorfer
Policy brief
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Agro-industrialisation in Uganda: Current status, future prospects and possible solutions to pressing challenges

Martin Fowler, Jakob Rauschendorfer
Working paper

Improving Uganda’s trade performance to spur economic growth

Jakob Rauschendorfer, John Spray
Policy brief