TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is
LISTOFACRONMYS
ABSTRACT ix
ChAPTER ONE
PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE I
Background of the study
Problem statement 0
Purpose of the Studs U
Objectives of the study 7
Research Questions 7
Hypothesis of the study 7
Scope of the study
Significance of the Study 8
Operational definitions 8
CIIAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
Theoretical Review
Related literature 12
Inflation 12
Unemployment in Uganda 17
Relationship between inflation rate and unemployment 2 I
Related studies
CHAFFER THREE.
METUODOLGY
CHAPTER FflTID — — a~ ••
PRESENTATiON, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
34
The rate of inflation in Uganda (2000— 2012) 34
Regression analysis results for inflation in Uganda from 2000 to 2012 37
Raw of unemployment in Uganda (2000- 2012) 38
Regression analysis results for unemployment rate over time in Liganda from 2000 to 201? 1(1
Relationship between inflation rate and unemployment in Uganda for the years I:
(2000 2012) C’
Scatter Plot Showing the Relationship between inflation rate and unemployment rate in I. gandi
(2003 2012) Ii
Regression Analysis between inflation rate and unemployment rate in Uganda in the Years j2001;
20)2) —15
Model Summary (At 0.05 level of significance) 45
Coefficients of Regression Analysis between inflation rate and unemployment rate in Uganda in
the Years
Pearson Linear Correlation Analysis between inflation rate and Unemployment in Uganda (2000
2012) r
Anal) sis of Variance (ANOVA) fl
29
29
2’)
Research ‘9 design
Research Population — -
Saniple size 29
Data collection Instruments 30
Data Gathering Procedure and Source
Validity and reliability of data Mi
Data processing and analysis ~ I
Limitations ofthe study and solutions
Ethical Consideration
vii
CFIAPTER FIVE .50
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND AREAS OF
FURTHER RESEARCH 50
Introduction
Summary of findings 50
Trend of inflation rate in Uganda (2000 to 2012) 50
Trend olunemployrnent in Uganda (2000-2012) 5
Relationship between inflation rate and unemployment in Uganda in the years (2000- 201 2) 5
Conclusion 52
Recommendations 3
Areas of Drther study
R13lER[SNCES
Appendices, Appendix 1: Data Analysis 55
Appendix ii: Sources oldata
~sn~a This research was based on examining the relationship between inflation and unemplo) nn iii rates in Uganda from 2000 -2012. It was guided by three objectives which included establishing the lcvcl of inflation rate in Uganda, determination of unemployment rate in Uganda and investigating the relationship between inflation unemployment rates in Uganda between 200-2012. The study was based on quantitative research approach employing the correlation and regression designs. The findings indicate that inflation rates in the period of 2000 to 20012 ha~e bees’ majorly increasing with limited stagnations over some years. The prevalence especiall) in ri 2007 to 2011 portray a worsening economic performance since normal inflation needs to be kent at a single digit Concerning the results on Unemployment rate in Uganda, the researcher observes that there v~as a reduction in Unemployment rate from 2000 to 2002.The rate of unemployment was further seen increasing with a final stagnation in 2009 to 2012. Results on the relationship between inflation rate and unemployment from 2002 to 2012 in Uganda presented a correlation value of 0.059 that is slightl) higher than the levels of significance (0.05) which indicate that there was no significant relationship between inllatiin rate and unemployment rate. The ANOVA value of r. 4.416 is larger than the ~aluc Oh’ significance, 0.059. Therefore, the null hypothesis is accepted. This means that there is no an~ correlation between inflation rate and unemployment rate in Uganda under the period of 2000 to 2012.
