The Hidden Costs of Doing Business in Uganda, IPRA Working Paper 5

The paper analyses the impact of corruption on cost of doing business in Uganda using a survey data of 100 firms – comprising manufacturers (textile, and beverages/soft drinks); exporters (coffee traders and processors, and textile firms); and importers (textiles, and computer dealers, among others) and finds persistence level of corruption manifested in form of bribery, evasion of taxes and discrimination in the application of regulations and in the provision of services.