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Title:
DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF FISCAL POLICY SHOCKS ON OUTPUT IN UGANDA

Authors:
Margaret Magumba, Tinatin Mumladze, Happiness Naumanga

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1Margaret Magumba, 2Tinatin Mumladze, 3Happiness Naumanga
1. Uganda Revenue Athorty, Research, Planning and Development
2. Ministry of Finance Georgia
3. Bank of Tanzania

MLA 8
Magumba, Margaret, et al. "DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF FISCAL POLICY SHOCKS ON OUTPUT IN UGANDA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 2, Feb. 2019, pp. 1233-1255, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=91. Accessed Feb. 2019.
APA
Magumba, M., Mumladze, T., & Naumanga, H. (2019, February). DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF FISCAL POLICY SHOCKS ON OUTPUT IN UGANDA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(2), 1233-1255. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=91
Chicago
Magumba, Margaret, Tinatin Mumladze, and Happiness Naumanga. "DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF FISCAL POLICY SHOCKS ON OUTPUT IN UGANDA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 4, no. 2 (February 2019), 1233-1255. Accessed February, 2019. ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=91.

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Abstract:
Several studies world over have indicated varying effects of fiscal policy on economic growth in different countries. In this paper, we sought to establish the dynamic effects of fiscal policy shocks on output in Uganda, using SVAR analysis. We assumed that the steady state effect of aggregate demand shocks on output and tax revenue in Uganda is zero and, the contemporaneous effect of fiscal policy shocks on government spending in Uganda is zero. Our results indicated that fiscal policy shocks have a positive and permanent effect on output in Uganda and, the same shocks are the major drivers of variance in Uganda's output. These results ratify Uganda's choice to use fiscal policy, mainly investment in infrastructure development, as a tool to achieve economic growth.

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