Ronald OchenIndependent Researcher · Research Department
Ronald Ochen
Master of Arts in Economic Policy Management
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Introduction
Mr Ronald Ochen is an Economics Researcher with a wealth of
experience in conducting Macroeconomics and Development Research, Public policy Analysis and Public Finance.
His research interests are Financial Inclusion, Public Finance, Economic Growth, and Financial Economics. As such,
he has written peer-reviewed research papers (Working papers and Journal papers) related to his areas of interest. He
has also reviewed a Journal paper with the
Skills and Expertise
Education
August 2015 - January 2017
August 2009 - August 2012
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Publications (4)
Start-ups play a crucial role in developing and emerging economies' growth and development, and foreign direct investment is key to their success. In this study, using data from 2006 to 2018, we employed a system GMM model to examine the impact of foreign direct investment on business start-ups in Sub-Saharan Africa. The findings of this study clea...
We examined the impact of COVID-19-induced tax policy adjustments on Uganda’s gross domestic product. The analysis is based on a Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) model of Ugandan quarterly data (2009 to 2021). We find that a one standard deviation positive tax policy shock has a negative effect on Uganda’s GDP. Likewise, a one standard devia...
