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- Title
An Empirical Investigation of the Effect of Manager's Level of Education on Labour Productivity In the Manufacturing Sector in Uganda: 2006-2013.
- Authors
Iremaut, Martin O.; Ndanshau, Michael O.; Kirama, Stephen L.
- Abstract
This paper investigates the effect of education of firm managers on labour productivity in Uganda's manufacturing sector using enterprise survey data. Like in many Sub-Saharan economies, Uganda is grappling with labour productivity associated with deficiencies and mismatch in skills, which limit the adaptation of new production technologies. The human capital theory (HCT) and the endogenous growth theory (EGT) underpinned this investigation. On the basis of a Cobb-Douglas function we estimated a labour productivity equation. The paper found that attainment of higher levels of education by firm managers improved labour productivity, and mean productivity of individual workers at firm level. The strong linkage between managers' education and labour productivity implies that the government should focus on policies that improve higher education.
- Subjects
LABOR productivity; LABOR economics; HUMAN capital; EDUCATION &; economics; ENDOGENOUS growth (Economics)
- Publication
Tanzania Economic Review, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 1, p85
- ISSN
0856-3373
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.56279/ter.v13i1.91