Browsing by Author "Luvanda, Eliab"

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    Analyses of poverty in Tanzania: How well do they inform the policy process?
    (Tanzania Journal of Development Studies, 2005) Rutasitara, Longinus; Likwelile, Servacius; Luvanda, Eliab
    Tanzania is one of the poor countries that developed Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) towards the end of the 1990s under the aegis of the international financial institutions and support of development partners. One of the requirements was that the PRSP address the multi-dimensional nature of poverty and how to reduce it. This paper amplifies on this aspect and specifically the fact that comprehensive analyses of poverty for policy-making demand not only high quality data but also high capacity to make such analyses. The paper examines the level of poverty assessments available at the time of the preparation of Tanzania’s PRSP and implications for subsequent work. I
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    Determinants of Export Participation in East African Manufacturing Firms
    (2010) Niringiye, Aggrey; Luvanda, Eliab; Joseph, Shitundu
    The main objective of this study was to analyze the determinants of export participation of agricultural manufacturing firms in East Africa. In order for East African agricultural manufacturing firms to achieve global competitiveness, they need to have an indication of the factors that influence their export participation. Regression results using probit estimation procedure indicate that capital, foreign ownership and training in Uganda, average education, location in Nakuru and proportion of unskilled workers in Kenya, and firm size and location in Arusha and Mwanza in Tanzania, positively influences export participation of agricultural manufacturing firms. To promote exports, Tanzania should design strategies to grow small firms into large ones using measures such as loan guarantee schemes for small and medium firms, tax holidays for joint ventures and mergers, etc. The Ugandan government should also provide incentives for capital imports such as maintaining the current zero rating of capital imports. Lastly, Ugandan government should design strategies aimed at attracting foreign direct investment, such as improving economic productivity through the provision of infrastructure and labour force training.
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    Export Participation and Technical Efficiency in East African Manufacturing Firms
    (2010) Niringiye, Aggrey; Luvanda, Eliab; Joseph, Shitundu
    The study analyzed two explanations for the positive association between export-participation status and efficiency, i.e., self-selection of the relatively more efficient firms into exporting, and learning-byexporting. Measures of firm-level efficiency using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) were estimated to investigate the relationship between export participation and firm-level efficiency. As a result of the binary nature of the export participation, probit technique w as used to estimate the export participation equation. No evidence of self-selection by the relatively more efficient firms into-exporting was found, as lagged efficiency does not affect the probability of exporting in East African manufacturing firms. One explanation is that factors other than technical efficiency may be playing a more prominent role as determinants of the export decision in East African manufacturing firms.
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    Firm Size and Technical Efficiency in East African Manufacturing Firms
    (2010) Niringiye, Aggrey; Luvanda, Eliab; Joseph, Shitundu
    The main objective of this study was to establish the relationship between firm size and technical efficiency in East African manufacturing firms. This study used a two-step methodology to examine the relationships between technical efficiency and firm size in East African manufacturing firms. In the first step, technical efficiency measures were calculated using DEA approach. Secondly, using GLS technique, a technical efficiency equation was estimated to investigate whether technical efficiency is increasing in firm size. Contrary to our expectation, the results show ed a negative association between firm size and technical efficiency in both Ugandan and Tanzanian manufacturing firms. The existence of a positive association between size squared and technical efficiency and a negative association between firm size and technical efficiency in Ugandan and Tanzanian manufacturing firms suggests an inverted U- relationship between firm size and technical efficiency in these countries.
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    Human Capital and Labor Productivity in East African Manufacturing Firms
    (2010) Niringiye, Aggrey; Luvanda, Eliab; Joseph, Shitundu
    The study uses firm level panel data to investigate relevant importance of human capital variables in explaining labor productivity in East African manufacturing firms. The study used generalized least squares to estimate the human capital model. Results indicate that proportion of skilled workers and average education in Uganda, training, proportion of skilled workers and education of the manager in Tanzania and average education and training in Kenya were positively associated with labour productivity. These results have important policy implications for the targeting policy prescriptions to increase manufacturing competitiveness.
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    The Relationship between Firm Size and Technical Efficiency in East Africa Manufacturing Firms
    (2010) Niringiye, Aggrey; Luvanda, Eliab; Joseph, Shitundu
    The main objective of this study was to establish the relationship between firm size and technical efficiency in East Africa manufacturing firms. This study used a two step methodology to examine the relationships between technical efficiency and firm size in east Africa manufacturing firms. In the first step, technical efficiency measures were calculated using DEA approach. Secondly, using the GLS technique, a technical efficiency equation was estimated to investigate whether technical efficiency is increasing in firm size. Contrary to our expectation, the results showed a negative association between firm size and technical efficiency in both Ugandan and Tanzanian manufacturing firms. The existence of a positive association between size squared and technical efficiency and a negative association between firm size and technical efficiency in Ugandan and Tanzanian manufacturing firms suggests an inverted U- relationship between firm size and technical efficiency in these countries.