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The Trade Policy Research and Training Programme (TPRTP) is a non-profit, non-governmental, and non-partisan international organization set up within the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. It is committed to the analysis of international trade issues for the promotion of the integration of African economies both regionally and with the Global economy. TPRTP carries on its activities mainly by focusing on the overall understanding of the workings of the major Bilateral and Multilateral Organizations, policy corollary of international trade issues and decisions and the implications of the domestic policies of African economies on international trade and trade agreements.

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The Trade Policy Research and Training Programme (TPRTP) is a non-profit, non-governmental, and non-partisan international organization set up within the Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. It is committed to the analysis of international trade issues for the promotion of the integration of African economies both regionally and with the Global economy. TPRTP carries on its activities mainly by focusing on the overall understanding of the workings of the major Bilateral and Multilateral Organizations, policy corollary of international trade issues and decisions and the implications of the domestic policies of African economies on international trade and trade agreements.

Determinants of a Firm’s Level of Exports: Evidence From Manufacturing Firms in Uganda

Jun 11, 2008 at 08:13 AM

Niringiye Aggrey and Tuyiragize Richard
Faculty of Economics and Management
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

The aim of this study was to establish the determinants of exports by Ugandan manufacturing firms. This study utilised Tobit estimation procedure to establish factors associated with exports’ propensity. The econometric results showed that higher levels of capital labour ratio, firm size, foreign ownership, education of the top managers, being an agro-based firm were the major determinants of propensity to export. The major determinants of propensity to export to Africa region were; firm size and foreign ownership compared to only being an agro-based firm to the Western Europe region. Some policy implications were derived from the results of the study.

African Journal Of Economic Policy Vol. 14, Number 2, December, 2007

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