https://igrec-ug.org/projects/business-clusters-innovation 2026-08-04T20:35:18.605Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-18-image.webp Clustering at the Business Level: Micro-Firm Markets, Competitive Forces, and Innovation This study examines how competition, market structure, and business experimentation influence the growth of micro-enterprises in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/caregiver-health-incentives 2026-08-04T20:35:18.289Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-11-image.webp Can Incentives Change Beliefs? Health Decisions of Caregivers of Young Children in Uganda: A Field Experiment in Uganda This study investigates how financial incentives influence demand for preventive healthcare among caregivers of young children in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/contract-farming-biofortified-crops 2026-08-04T20:35:18.092Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-07-image.webp An Evaluation of Contract Farming for Biofortified Crops This project evaluates the effectiveness of combining contract farming with the adoption of biofortified iron-rich bean varieties among smallholder farmers in Uganda and Rwanda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/covid-firm-worker-resilience 2026-08-04T20:35:18.142Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-08-image.webp Firm Dynamics and Worker Resilience to the COVID-19 Shock in Uganda This project examined the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and workers across Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/digital-receipts-dairy-chain 2026-08-04T20:35:17.850Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-02-image.webp Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Digital Receipts in the Ugandan Dairy Chain This project examines how reducing information asymmetries within Uganda's dairy value chain can improve market efficiency, transparency, and farmer welfare. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/ease-agriculture-study 2026-08-04T20:35:18.521Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-16-image.webp Empowering Agriculturalists through Structural Experimentations (EASE) The Empowering Agriculturalists through Structured Experimentation (EASE) project seeks to improve agricultural productivity and climate resilience among smallholder farmers in Eastern Uganda by addressing one of the major barriers to technology adoption—the lack of locally relevant knowledge about effective farming practices. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/government-demand-domestic-firms 2026-08-04T20:35:18.243Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-10-image.webp Government Demand and Domestic Firms Growth: Evidence from Uganda This project examines how participation in public procurement influences the growth, investment decisions, and market behaviour of domestic firms in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/health-cost-social-gains 2026-08-04T20:35:18.425Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-14-image.webp Health Cost vs. Social Gains: Perceptions of Misaligned Incentives in Health This study explores how social beliefs influence health behaviours, with particular emphasis on attitudes toward body weight and obesity in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/how-important-are-investment-indivisibilities-for-development 2026-08-08T07:10:32.948Z monthly 0.75 https://pub-4a66fd97bd774e0cb55d2808c4421a56.r2.dev/projects/93ae6430-153d-469d-9d4f-3698334ddc7b.webp How Important are Investment Indivisibilities for Development? Understanding Land Investment and its Long-Run Impacts in Uganda The study generates important evidence on the long-term effects of financial interventions and the role of land markets in reducing poverty and promoting economic growth. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/kampala-flooding-businesses 2026-08-07T22:58:58.584Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-19-image.webp Impact of Urban Flooding on Businesses in Kampala This project investigates how extreme rainfall and urban flooding affect business operations, supply chains, and economic performance in Kampala, Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/kampala-property-tax 2026-08-04T20:35:17.896Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-03-image.webp Public reporting and property tax compliance: A field experiment in Kampala, Uganda (2020) This project examines how public recognition and reporting can improve property tax compliance in Kampala. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/land-governance-uganda 2026-08-04T20:35:18.971Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-26-image.webp Improvement of Land Governance in Uganda This study evaluated the impact of land governance interventions implemented under the GIZ-funded Improvement of Land Governance in Uganda (ILGU) pilot project. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/lockdown-domestic-violence 2026-08-07T22:59:39.822Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-20-image.webp The Parallel Pandemic of Domestic Violence against Women in Uganda: is the Lockdown to Blame? This project examines how changes in household economic conditions during Uganda's COVID-19 lockdown influenced intimate partner violence (IPV). https://igrec-ug.org/projects/male-circumcision-demand 2026-08-08T07:08:38.550Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-23-image.webp Ability and willingness to pay for voluntary medical male circumcision in Uganda: A mixed-methods study This project examines the long-term sustainability of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an HIV prevention strategy in Uganda by assessing clients' willingness and ability to pay for the service. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/piped-water-rural-uganda 2026-08-04T20:35:19.013Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-27-image.webp The health and well-being benefits of transitioning to piped water service: A prospective study in rural Uganda This study evaluates the impacts of transitioning from unimproved water sources to piped water services in Eastern Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/poverty-measurement 2026-08-04T20:35:17.946Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-04-image.webp How poverty is measured impacts who gets classified as impoverished This study investigates whether the classification of households into poverty categories is influenced by the poverty measurement approach employed. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/refugee-microcredit 2026-08-07T23:00:17.352Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-21-image.webp The Impact of Microcredit for Refugees and Host Communities This project examines how access to microcredit can improve the economic wellbeing and psychosocial resilience of refugees and host communities in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/refugee-welfare-integration 2026-08-08T07:07:09.339Z monthly 0.75 https://pub-4a66fd97bd774e0cb55d2808c4421a56.r2.dev/projects/bbd98d83-0721-4181-8ce6-be95bccb2ac4.webp Improving Refugee Welfare and Integration This study examines the factors influencing refugee welfare, economic self-reliance, and integration in Uganda, where the majority of displaced populations reside in either rural settlements or urban communities. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/relational-contracts-uganda 2026-08-04T20:35:18.790Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-22-image.webp “The nature of the firm” revisited: Documenting Relational Contracts within and between firms in Uganda This project investigates how informal relationships and relational contracts shape firm growth and business organization among small manufacturing enterprises in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/root-capital-saccos 2026-08-04T20:35:18.472Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-15-image.webp Root Capital SACCOs Impact Evaluation – Uganda This study evaluates the short- and medium-term impacts of the Root Capital SACCO programme in Uganda, with particular emphasis on financial inclusion and gender outcomes. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/slow-firm-growth 2026-08-08T07:08:02.446Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-13-image.webp Why do firms in Low-Income Countries grow Slowly? An investigation on demand side Mechanisms. This study examines how information gaps and weak market institutions affect the ability of firms in Uganda's manufacturing sector to attract customers and achieve sustained growth. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/sme-cluster-training 2026-08-08T07:09:25.887Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-24-image.webp Cluster training for SME’s for increased productivity This project evaluates innovative approaches to improving productivity and growth among small and medium-sized metal fabrication enterprises in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/strains-on-trade-frictions-and-policy-in-the-ugandan-vehicle-sector 2026-08-07T22:33:12.726Z monthly 0.75 https://pub-4a66fd97bd774e0cb55d2808c4421a56.r2.dev/projects/80c85193-c63c-4e49-8a78-b3f0708039fb.webp Strains on Trade: Frictions and Policy in the Ugandan Vehicle Sector The study provides important evidence on how trade policies, market frictions, and spare parts availability influence vehicle demand, market competition, and environmental outcomes in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/tax-compliance-interventions 2026-08-04T20:35:18.193Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-09-image.webp The Economic Impact of Tax Compliance Interventions This project investigates how different tax enforcement strategies influence business performance and tax compliance in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/uganda-health-insurance 2026-08-04T20:35:17.788Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-01-image.webp Health Insurance In Uganda This study examines how copayment levels influence the benefits and costs of health insurance in low-income settings through a field experiment evaluating hospital-based outpatient insurance in rural Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/uganda-investment-readiness 2026-08-08T07:09:59.198Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-25-image.webp Investment Readiness of High-Growth Firms in Uganda This project examines how accounting and financial management practices influence access to finance, investment readiness, and business growth among small and growing businesses (SGBs) in Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/willingness-to-pay-uganda 2026-08-04T20:35:18.044Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-06-image.webp Testing willingness to pay elicitation mechanisms in the field: Evidence from Uganda This study evaluates the performance of alternative willingness-to-pay elicitation mechanisms using field experiments conducted in rural Uganda. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/workplace-conditions-discrimination 2026-08-07T23:10:51.929Z monthly 0.75 https://pub-4a66fd97bd774e0cb55d2808c4421a56.r2.dev/projects/652655a1-0fc5-49fa-b3d7-f18058d3f0a5.webp Working Conditions, Occupational Choices, and Discrimination This project investigates how working conditions influence productivity, health, and wellbeing among urban waste collectors in Kampala and Wakiso. https://igrec-ug.org/projects/youth-hiring-uganda 2026-08-04T20:35:18.563Z monthly 0.75 https://igrec-ug.org/images/projectsPageDetails/project-17-image.webp Do Firms in Emerging Sectors Know How to Hire? Interventions to Enhance Hiring of University-Educated Youth in Uganda This project investigates how recruitment practices influence the quality of employer–employee matches within Uganda's emerging sectors, particularly technology and professional services.