Stephen Esaku
Biographic Data
| ID | 1644300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Esaku |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Esaku |
| SIGNATURE | ESAKU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cavendish University Uganda |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2587-4092 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The shadow economy and education in Uganda
Using time series data from Uganda covering the period from 1991 to 2017, this paper applies autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing approach to examine the long- and short-run relationship between education and the shadow economy. We find evidence of the long-run relationship. The results indicate that an increase in both primary and secondary school enrolment significantly reduce the size of the shadow economy in the long run, all else eq…
Institutionalized democracy and the shadow economy in the short- and long-run
This paper investigates the relationship between institutionalized democracy and the shadow economy in both the long- and short-run. Using time series data from Uganda that cover the period from 1991 to 2015, this paper applies autoregressive distributed lag method to investigate this relationship. How democracy affects the shadow economy in less developed countries like Uganda is not well understood. This paper aims to fill the above knowledge g…
Exports, Investment and Productivity Growth in Small Firms
This paper examines the effect of firm-level investment in capital on export entry and productivity growth among different firm size classes using matching and difference-in-differences techniques. We find that firm-level investment in capital reduces the burden of sunk costs of export market entry, thereby inducing small firms to enter export markets with ease and increase their productivity as a result of export market participation. New entran…
Which firms drive employment growth in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Kenya
No prominent works on this page.
Institutionalized democracy and the shadow economy in the short- and long-run
This paper investigates the relationship between institutionalized democracy and the shadow economy in both the long- and short-run. Using time series data from Uganda that cover the period from 1991 to 2015, this paper applies autoregressive distributed lag method to investigate this relationship. How democracy affects the shadow economy in less developed countries like Uganda is not well understood. This paper aims to fill the above knowledge g…
Exports, Investment and Productivity Growth in Small Firms
This paper examines the effect of firm-level investment in capital on export entry and productivity growth among different firm size classes using matching and difference-in-differences techniques. We find that firm-level investment in capital reduces the burden of sunk costs of export market entry, thereby inducing small firms to enter export markets with ease and increase their productivity as a result of export market participation. New entran…
Which firms drive employment growth in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from Kenya
The shadow economy and education in Uganda
Using time series data from Uganda covering the period from 1991 to 2017, this paper applies autoregressive distributed lag bounds testing approach to examine the long- and short-run relationship between education and the shadow economy. We find evidence of the long-run relationship. The results indicate that an increase in both primary and secondary school enrolment significantly reduce the size of the shadow economy in the long run, all else eq…
Economics (4 works) · Business (2 works) · Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (2 works) · Econometrics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economy (2 works) · Firm Innovation and Growth (2 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works) · Macroeconomics (2 works)