Ibrahim M. Okumu

Personal Details

First Name:	Ibrahim
Middle Name:	Mike
Last Name:	Okumu
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RePEc Short-ID:	pok21
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Terminal Degree:	Centre for Dynamic Macroeconomic Analysis; University of St. Andrews (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

(88%) College of Business and Management Science
Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda
http://bams.mak.ac.ug/
RePEc:edi:femakug (more details at EDIRC)

(12%) School of Economics and Finance
University of St. Andrews

Fife, United Kingdom
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/economics/
RePEc:edi:destauk (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

1. Okumu, Ibrahim Mike & Nakajjo, Alex & Isoke, Doreen, 2008. "Socioeconomic determinants of primary school dropout: The logistic model analysis," Research Series 93855, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC).
   • Mike, Ibrahim Okumu & Nakajjo, Alex & Isoke, Doreen, 2016. "Socioeconomic Determinants of Primary School Drop Out: The Logistic Model Analysis," African Journal of Economic Review, African Journal of Economic Review, vol. 4(1), January.
   • Okumu, Ibrahim M. & Nakajjo, Alex & Isoke, Doreen, 2008. "Socioeconomic determinants of primary school dropout: the logistic model analysis," MPRA Paper 7851, University Library of Munich, Germany.

   Cited by:

   1. Hati, Koushik Kumar, 2012. "Can Poverty be Educated Out?," MPRA Paper 57374, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   2. Husain, Zakir & Chatterjee, Amrita, 2009. "Primary completion rates across socio-religious communities in West Bengal," MPRA Paper 21185, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   3. Buyinza, Faisal, 2011. "Performance and Survival of Ugandan Manufacturing firms in the context of the East African Community," Research Series 150477, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC).
   4. Hati, Koushik Kumar & Majumder, Rajarshi, 2012. "Proximate Determinants of School Dropout: A study on Rural West Bengal," MPRA Paper 45850, University Library of Munich, Germany.
      • Hati, Koushik Kumar & Majumder, Rajarshi, 2012. "Proximate Determinants of School Dropout: A study on Rural West Bengal," MPRA Paper 49756, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Sep 2013.
   5. Clifford Afoakwah & Fatima Dauda, 2016. "Employment status and educational attainment among disabled Ghanaians," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-56, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
   6. Abdullahi Ibn-Yunusa, 2015. "Issues, Challenges and Prospects of Free Education Policy and Girl Child Education in Nigeria: A Study of Niger State," Journal of Education and Literature, Research Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 3(2), pages 47-62.
   7. Long Thanh Giang & Cuong Viet Nguyen & Tuyen Quang Tran & Vu Thieu, 2017. "Does Firm Agglomeration Matter to Labor and Education of Local Children? Evidence in Vietnam," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 10(4), pages 1015-1041, December.
   8. Rizwan Ahmed Satti & Muhammad Jamil, 2021. "Socio-Economic Determinants of School Dropouts: An Evidence from Households in Pakistan," iRASD Journal of Economics, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 3(3), pages 388-401, December.
   9. Tassew Woldehanna & Kefyalew Endale & Joan Hamory & Sarah Baird, 2021. "Absenteeism, Dropout, and On-Time School Completion of Vulnerable Primary School Students in Ethiopia: Exploring the Role of Adolescent Decision-Making Power in the Household, Exposure to Violence, an," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 33(5), pages 1349-1389, October.
   10. Dr. Megha Verma & Chhavi Yadav, 2015. "A Study on Factors that Affect School Enrolment and Dropout Rates," Journal of Commerce and Trade, Society for Advanced Management Studies, vol. 10(1), pages 114-121, April.
   11. Husain, Zakir, 2010. "Gender disparities in completing school education in India: Analyzing regional variations," MPRA Paper 25748, University Library of Munich, Germany.

Articles

1. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Joseph Mawejje, 2020. "Labour productivity in African manufacturing: Does the level of skills development matter?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 38(4), pages 441-464, July.

   Cited by:

   1. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Patricia Naluwooza & Edward Bbaale, 2022. "Firm Dynamics, Job Creation and Job Destruction in Africa: Is the Quality of Institutional Environment Relevant?," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 34(6), pages 2970-3004, December.
   2. Irfan Kurniawan & Riyanto, 2020. "Should I Bribe? Re-Examining the Greasing-the-Wheels Hypothesis in Democratic Post-Soeharto Indonesia," Economics and Finance in Indonesia, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, vol. 66, pages 123-140, Desember.

2. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Edward Bbaale & Madina Mwagale Guloba, 2019. "Innovation and employment growth: evidence from manufacturing firms in Africa," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 1-27, December.

   Cited by:

   1. Blessing Atwine & Ibrahim Mike Okumu & John Bosco Nnyanzi, 2023. "What drives the dynamics of employment growth in firms? Evidence from East Africa," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 1-25, December.
   2. Liard-Muriente, Carlos F., 2023. "Adaptations, Female Labour Participation, and Innovation among SMEs in Zambia during Covid-19 Pandemic," African Journal of Economic Review, African Journal of Economic Review, vol. 11(4), September.
   3. Henry Egbezien Inegbedion & Perejite Roseline Thikan & Joseph Olusegun David & John Oluwasayo Ajani & Fred Ojochide Peter, 2024. "Small and medium enterprise (SME) competitiveness and employment creation: the mediating role of SME growth," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-10, December.
   4. Piotr F. Borowski, 2021. "Innovation strategy on the example of companies using bamboo," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 1-17, December.
   5. Rawan Elshaarawy & Riham A. Ezzat, 2023. "Global value chains, financial constraints, and innovation," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 61(1), pages 223-257, June.
   6. Porath, Daniel & Nabachwa, Sarah & Agasha, Ester & Kijjambu, Nsambu Frederick, 2021. "Innovation and employment in Sub-Saharan Africa," UASM Discussion Paper Series 10/2021, University of Applied Sciences Mainz.
   7. Ofori, Pamela E. & Ofori, Isaac K. & Castelnovo, Paolo, 2024. "Effects of Innovation and Economic Freedom on Female Economic Inclusion," EconStor Preprints 298786, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
   8. Ofori, Pamela E. & Ofori, Isaac K. & Castelnovo, Paolo, 2024. "Effects of Innovation and Economic Freedom on Female Economic Inclusion," MPRA Paper 121244, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   9. Nogbou Andetchi Aubin Amanzou & Zie Ballo & Sery Guy Flavien Troupa, 2022. "The application of knowledge stylised facts in West Africa Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 11(1), pages 1-20, December.
   10. de Guimarães, Julio Cesar Ferro & Severo, Eliana Andréa & Jabbour, Charbel Jose Chiappetta & de Sousa Jabbour, Ana Beatriz Lopes & Rosa, Ariane Ferreira Porto, 2021. "The journey towards sustainable product development: why are some manufacturing companies better than others at product innovation?," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
   11. Charles Karani & Patience Mshenga, 2021. "Steering the sustainability of entrepreneurial start-ups," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 11(1), pages 223-239, December.
   12. Dam Duc Le, 2023. "Gthe Impact Of Technological Innovation On Labor Structure: Evidence From Vietnam Smes," Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, Bank Indonesia, vol. 26(2), pages 251-288, May.
   13. Keraga, Mezid N. & Stephan, Andreas, 2023. "Does innovation stimulate employment in Africa? New firm-level evidence from the Worldbank Enterprise Survey," Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation 494, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies.
   14. Keraga, Mezid N. & Lööf, Hans & Stephan, Andreas, 2024. "Innovation and employment in sub-Saharan Africa: New evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey," Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation 497, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies.

3. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Edward Bbaale, 2019. "Technical and vocational education and training in Uganda: A critical analysis," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 37(6), pages 735-749, November.

   Cited by:

   1. Guo, Dong & Wang, Anyi, 2020. "Is vocational education a good alternative to low-performing students in China," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
   2. Tadesse, Endale & Gao, Chunhai & Sun, Jing & Khalid, Sabika & Lianyu, Cai, 2022. "The impact of socioeconomic status on self-determined learning motivation: A serial mediation analysis of the influence of Gaokao score on seniority in Chinese higher vocational college students," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
   3. Ga‐Young So, 2024. "How does diversity affect the effectiveness of capacity building training? Evidence from the Republic of Korea," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 42(3), May.

4. Joseph Mawejje & Ibrahim Mike Okumu, 2018. "Wages and Labour Productivity in African Manufacturing," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 30(4), pages 386-398, December.

   Cited by:

   1. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Patricia Naluwooza & Edward Bbaale, 2022. "Firm Dynamics, Job Creation and Job Destruction in Africa: Is the Quality of Institutional Environment Relevant?," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 34(6), pages 2970-3004, December.
   2. Albert Makochekanwa & Mamello Amelia Nchake, 2019. "Do Female Managers Affect Productivity? Evidence from Zimbabwean Manufacturing Firms," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 31(3), pages 364-379, September.
   3. Zewdie Habte Shikur, 2020. "Industrial policy measure and economic structure in Ethiopia: the case of Oromia region," International Journal of Economic Policy Studies, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 255-274, February.
   4. Gaston Brice Nkoumou Ngoa & Roger Tsafack Nanfosso & Benjamin Fomba Kamga, 2021. "Le recours des professionnels de santé à la pluriactivité dans un pays en développement: Le cas des métropoles du Cameroun," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 33(2), pages 249-262, June.
   5. Ebo Botchway & Kofi Fred Asiedu, 2020. "Ownership type and earnings gap decomposition: Evidence from the Ghanaian labor market," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(4), pages 619-631, December.
   6. Cyprian Amutabi & Anthony Wambugu, 2020. "Determinants of labor productivity among SMEs and large‐sized private service firms in Kenya," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(4), pages 591-604, December.
   7. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Joseph Mawejje, 2020. "Labour productivity in African manufacturing: Does the level of skills development matter?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 38(4), pages 441-464, July.

5. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Faisal Buyinza, 2018. "Labour productivity among small- and medium-scale enterprises in Uganda: the role of innovation," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 1-17, December.

   Cited by:

   1. Saibal Ghosh, 2022. "Firm Performance and Productivity: Is Labour an Obstacle?," The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Springer;The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), vol. 65(3), pages 709-728, September.
   2. Zhang, Jian & Zhang, Wei & Song, Qi & Li, Xin & Ye, Xuanting & Liu, Yu & Xue, Yawei, 2020. "Can energy saving policies drive firm innovation behaviors? - Evidence from China," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 154(C).
   3. Cyprian Amutabi & Anthony Wambugu, 2020. "Determinants of labor productivity among SMEs and large‐sized private service firms in Kenya," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(4), pages 591-604, December.
   4. Gildas Dohba Dinga & Mamadou Asngar Thierry & Dobdinga Cletus Fonchamnyo & Ongo Nkoa Bruno Emmanuel & Giyoh Gideon Nginyu, 2024. "ICTs and Globalisation in the African Labour Market," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(2), pages 6079-6098, June.

6. Mike, Ibrahim Okumu & Nakajjo, Alex & Isoke, Doreen, 2016. "Socioeconomic Determinants of Primary School Drop Out: The Logistic Model Analysis," African Journal of Economic Review, African Journal of Economic Review, vol. 4(1), January.
   • Okumu, Ibrahim M. & Nakajjo, Alex & Isoke, Doreen, 2008. "Socioeconomic determinants of primary school dropout: the logistic model analysis," MPRA Paper 7851, University Library of Munich, Germany.
   • Okumu, Ibrahim Mike & Nakajjo, Alex & Isoke, Doreen, 2008. "Socioeconomic determinants of primary school dropout: The logistic model analysis," Research Series 93855, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC).
   See citations under working paper version above.
7. Joseph Mawejje & Ibrahim Mike Okumu, 2016. "Tax Evasion and the Business Environment in Uganda," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 84(3), pages 440-460, September.

   Cited by:

   1. Mawejje, Joseph & Sebudde, Rachel K., 2019. "Tax revenue potential and effort: Worldwide estimates using a new dataset," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 119-129.
   2. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Faisal Buyinza, 2018. "Labour productivity among small- and medium-scale enterprises in Uganda: the role of innovation," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 1-17, December.
   3. Joseph Mawejje & Ibrahim Mike Okumu, 2018. "Wages and Labour Productivity in African Manufacturing," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 30(4), pages 386-398, December.
   4. Joseph Mawejje, 2024. "Government expenditure, informality, and economic growth: Evidence from Eastern and Southern African countries," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 36(1), pages 125-138, March.
   5. Florencia Verónica Pedroni & Anahí Briozzo & Gabriela Pesce, 2019. "¿Por qué no declarar todo? Determinantes de la subfacturación empresarial en la Argentina," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers 4186, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política.
   6. Fernando Lopez-Castellano & Roser Manzanera-Ruiz & Carmen Lizárraga, 2019. "Deinstitutionalization of the State and Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Contribution to the Critique of the Neoinstitutionalist Analysis of Development," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 51(3), pages 418-437, September.
   7. Mawejje Joseph & Odhiambo Nicholas M., 2020. "Fiscal Reforms and Deficits in Tanzania: An Exploratory Review," Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad – Economics Series, Sciendo, vol. 30(1), pages 57-75, March.
   8. Joseph Mawejje & Nicholas M. Odhiambo, 2021. "Uganda's fiscal policy reforms: What have we learned?," Public Budgeting & Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(2), pages 89-107, June.
   9. Mawejje, Joseph & Munyambonera, Ezra, 2017. "Financing Infrastructure Development In Uganda," Research Series 253562, Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC).
   10. Cyprian Amutabi & Anthony Wambugu, 2020. "Determinants of labor productivity among SMEs and large‐sized private service firms in Kenya," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(4), pages 591-604, December.
   11. Ibrahim Mike Okumu & Joseph Mawejje, 2020. "Labour productivity in African manufacturing: Does the level of skills development matter?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 38(4), pages 441-464, July.

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1. NEP-AFR: Africa (1) 2008-03-25
2. NEP-EDU: Education (1) 2008-03-25
3. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (1) 2008-03-25
4. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (1) 2008-03-25

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