Browsing by Author "Munu, Martin Luther"

Now showing 1 - 3 of 3
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Has the Common External Tariff Sensitive list of Products for the EAC Generated Intra-export Trade?
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2016) Shinyekwa, Isaac M.B.; Munu, Martin Luther; Katunze, Miriam
    The study, aimed at establishing whether the protection given to the list of sensitive products since 2005: has increased the EAC regional capacity to produce, reduced the importation of the same products from the rest of the world, increased intra-EAC trade, and improved welfare. Results suggest that although intra-EAC trade increased since 2005, the imports of the same products from outside the region even increased more creating a huge negative trade balance. This suggests that there is deficiency in regional capacity to produce these products within the bloc, therefore effective protection was not adequately achieved by the high tariffs imposed on the sensitive list of products.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    How will the adoption of the Nairobi WTO 10th Ministerial Conference decisions on cotton impact on the East African Community?
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2018) Munu, Martin Luther; Shinyekwa, Isaac
    In December 2015, the World Trade Organization (WTO) held its 10th Ministerial Conference (MC10) in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting adopted the “Nairobi package” of decisions targeting agriculture, cotton and issues related to least-developed countries. This brief examines the implications of the Nairobi package for the development of cotton sector in the East African Community (EAC). The results indicate that the removal of subsidies would reduce cotton production among the top producing countries, reducing their export earnings while increasing both production and export earnings in the EAC. Therefore, the EAC needs to monitor the implementation the agreement and increase cotton production to take advantage of the opportunity.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    The Need for Further Reforms in Uganda’s Public Sector Pension System
    (Economic Policy Research Centre, 2017) Munyambonera, Ezra; Munu, Martin Luther
    The need to implement further reforms in Uganda’s Public Sector Pension (PSP)scheme, a consolidation of the different schemes is paramount. This arises from the increasing numbers of public servants being employed especially in the ever expanding districts and parliament. This would address the current and future challenge of old age social security risk. The policy brief provides an assessment of the structure, design and the trends in public spending on public pensions; and draws implications for its sustainability and affordability. The study uses public expenditure data on pension payments from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MFPED), document reviews and some key stakeholder analysis. Results show that the cumulative fiscal burden of public spending on public pensions has been increasing over the years and has reached a higher level to be afforded by government without necessarily crowding out other competing public investments such as infrastructure development. We suggest that the current PSP scheme requires further reforms to gradually convert it from non-contributory to contributory between government and workers, in order to ensure sustainability. This is a good practice recommended by the World Bank for most of the Overseas Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries including those in Africa. Experience from East Africa in Kenya and Tanzania that have implemented second generation pension reforms; show that converting the PSP scheme from non-contributory to contributory scheme eases fiscal burden on national budget and improves efficiency in the management and administration of the scheme.