Jimmy Alani

Senior Lecturer


Jimmy Alani holds a Bachelor of Science in Statistics Degree from Makerere University, a Master of Arts in Economic Policy and Planning from Makerere University and a Master of Arts in International Political Economy Degree from Tsukuba University in Japan. He is expected to obtain a PhD in Economics from Makerere University early next year. Jimmy Alani practiced economic policy and planning with Ministry of Planning and Economic Development from 1990 to 2001. As an economist he worked with Ministry of Transport and Communications and Lira District. He has published works on economic growth, education, human capital, and Technology. He joined Gulu University as a Lecturer in Economics on September 1, 2003. was elevated to position of Senior Lecturer in December 2013. His research interest is in macroeconomics. microeconomics and economic growth.

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Qualifications

Institution Period Degree obtained
University od Tsukuba 1999-2001 Master of Arts in International Political Economy
Makerere University

 

 1993-1996 Master of Arts in Economic Policy and Planning

 
1985-1989 Bachelor of Science in Statistics with Economics

 

Research Interests

  1. Technology & Innovation.
  2. Economic Growth.
  3. Education
  4. Macroeconomics
  5. Economics

Publications

Alani, J. (2021) . (2025) . Bank credit and transmission mechanisms of monetary policy in Uganda . Journal of Economics and Political Economy, 8(2), pp. 94-157
Alani, J., Yawe, B., Mutenyo, J. (2025) . (2025) . Financing and Investment in Higher Education for Economic Growth in Uganda . Journal of Socio-Economic Studies, 8(1), pp. 28-50
Alani, J. (2025) . (2025) . Effects of Innovation Advancement on Economic Growth in Uganda: A Generalized Least Squares Approach . Journal of Economics, Finance and Innovation, [online] Volume 4(5), pp. 1-33. Available at: https://sbtsuejournals.uz/index.php/EFI/article/view/401
Alani, J. (2012) . (2025) . Using livestock productivity index to assess future values of cattle rustled in Northern and Eastern Uganda . Journal of South Pacific Agriculture, 17(1)
Alani, J., Yawe, B., Mutenyo, J. (2024) . (2024) . Effects of Economic Profits on Economic Growth in Uganda: A Generalized Least Squares (GLS) Approach . ASERC Journal of Socio Economic Studies , 7(2), pp. 139-160
Alani, J. (2024) . (2024) . Research on Two Economic Laws of Household Consumption Function: A Case of Kenya . ALIVIA Press
Alani, J., Yawe, B., Mutenyo, J. (2024) . (2024) . Effects of Innovation Advancement on Technological Progress and Economic Growth in Uganda: A Generalized Least Squares Method . Journal of Innovation and Technology, 2(26), pp. 1-11
Alani, J., Atuhairwe, P., Okodel, D.L. (2024) . (2024) . Government Education Funding and Government Higher Education Investment in Uganda . The Uganda Higher Education Review Journal, 11(2), pp. 35-56
Alani, J. (2023) . (2023) . Higher Education Student Loans and Enrolment in India, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda . The Uganda Higher Education Review Journal of the National Council for Higher Education, 10(2), pp. 128-157
Alani, J., Yawe, B., Mutenyo, J. (2023) . (2023) . Effects of T ects of Technological Pr echnological Progress and Pr ess and Productivity on E oductivity on Economic Gr conomic Growth in owth in Uganda: A Generalized Least Squares Approach . A Generalized Least Squares Approach. Arab Economic and Business Journal, 15(2), pp. 332-252
Alani.J., Yawe.B., Mutenyo.J . (2022) . Role of Higher Education Growth in Enhancing Economic Growth, Innovation Advancement and Technological Progress in Uganda (1970-2014) . Journal of the National Council for Higher Education Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2022, 10(1), pp. 1-18
Alani, J., Yawe, B., Mutenyo, J. (2021) . (2022) . Role of Higher Education Growth in Enhancing Economic Growth, Innovation Advancement and Technological Progress in Uganda (1970–2014) . The Uganda Higher Education Review, 9(2), pp. 1-18
Jimmy Alani . (2022) . Estimation of Consumption Functions Using Savings Motive Hypothesis (SMH) , pp. 21-45
Alani, J. (2022) . (2022) . Estimation of Consumption Functions Using Savings Motive Hypothesis (SMH) , pp. 21-45. Available at: https://ideas.repec.org/a/erh/journl/v14y2022i1p21-45.html
Jimmy Alani . (2021) . Effects of Government and Private Sector Financing on Higher Education Enrolment in Uganda (1970–2014) , pp. 108-122
Jimmy Alani . (2021) . Bank Credit and Transmission Mechanisms of Monetary Policy in Uganda , pp. 94-157
Alani, J. (2021) . (2021) . Financialization and political economy of financial regulation in Uganda . Journal of Economics and Political Economy, [online] Volume 8(1), pp. 58-88. Available at: https://journals.econsciences.com/index.php/JEPE/article/view/2178
Alani, J. (2021) . (2021) . Effects of Government and Private Sector financing on Higher Education Enrolment in Uganda . The Uganda Higher Education Review, , 9(2), pp. 108-122
Alani, J. (2018) . (2018) . Role of human capital in the promotion of technological progress, economic growth and development in Africa: A case study of Kenya . African Evaluation Journal, [online] Volume 6(1), pp. 1-12. Available at: https://aejonline.org/index.php/aej/article/view/227/470
Jimmy Alani . (2018) . Role of Human Capital in the Promotion of Technological Progress, Economic Growth and Development in Africa . African Evaluation Journal, 2018, [online] Volume 6(1), p. 227. Available at: https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.4102/aej.v6i1.227
Jimmy Alani . (2014) . Financialization and political economy of financial regulation in Uganda , pp. 58-88
Alani, J. (2012) . (2012) . Effects of Technological Progress And Productivity on Economic Growth In Uganda , pp. 14-23
Alani, J. (2012) . (2012) . Effects of Productivity Growth on Employment Generation, Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth in Uganda . International Journal of Trade, Economics and Finance, [online] Volume 3(3), pp. 170-175. Available at: https://www.ijtef.com/show-37-429-1.html
Alani, J. (2012 . (2012) . Effects Of Technological Progress And Productivity On Economic Growth In Uganda . Skyline Business Journal, 8(1)

Projects

Supervision

Some Undergraduate Dissertations Supervised 6th/11/2024

NAME REG. NUMBER RESEARCH TOPIC
Mudeebe Edison 17/U/1772/GEE/PS Effects of Primary and Secondary Education on Economic Growth in Uganda
ATUHEIRE BERNADINE 17/U/0044/GEE The Effects of Education on Economic Growth in Kenya
NUWENYESIGA PATRICIA 17/U/0048/GEE The Contribution of Sectoral Growth to Economic Growth: A Case Study of Uganda
OKEMA THOMAS 17/U/0206/GAE/PS Effects of Inflation and Money Supply on Lending Bank Rates in Uganda
OTIM JONATHA 17/U/1602/GAK/PS Effect of Domestic Private Sector Credit on Economic Growth on Nigeria
AKITENG EVERLINE 21/U/1584/GBD/PS Effects of Taxation on Economic Growth:

A Case Study of Kenya
ADEA RONALD 21/U/1585/GBD/PS The Effects of Taxation on Economic Growth

A Case Study of Tanzania)
NAHURIRA BENJAMIN ENOS 21/U/3493/GEE Estimation of Investment Function for Kenya
BASIIMA DAPHNE NALUYOMBYA 21/U/0002/GEE Estimation of Investment Function for Uganda
OKUMU JACOB 2O/U/0320/GAE/PS Estimation of Economic Growth and Government Spending Growth for Tanzania in Between 1974-2020
TOOLIT DENISH 19/U/2946/GAE/PS The Effect of Industrial Sector’s Growth on Economic Development of Uganda from 1973 to 2023
BANYA WELBORN 20/U/0380/GAK/PS An Assessment of The Impact of Agriculture Production on the Economic Growth of the Uganda’s Economy from 1973 to 2020
ANGAO AMBROSEE 18/U/1111/GAE/PS Estimation of Household Consumption Function in Cameroon from 1962–2018: Using Logarithm
OLOI GEOFFREY 18/U/1253/GAE/PS Estimation of the Household Consumption Function for Botswana Between 1970-2018 Using Logarithmic Function
OKWIR DANIEL 18/U/3088/GAK/PS Estimation of Household Consumption Function for Brazil in Form of Logarithm, 1970-2018
NABAGGALA SYLIVIA 18/U/1214/GAE/PS Effects of Population on Economic Growth in Uganda
ADEKE LOZIRA 18/U/0039/GEE Estimation of Household Consumption Function for Austria in form of Logarithm, 1970-2018
TUMWINE ERIC 18/U/ 0222/GEE Estimation of Household Consumption Function for Germany: 1974-2018 Using Logarithmic Function

More Information

List Of Conference Proceedins

  1. Alani, J. (2012), “Why and How Sum of Series Sequence, Pattern of Terms or Speed of Adjustment Generated by First N Natural Numbers Equals N Raised to a Given Power,” Paper Presented at the “National University of Rwanda in Butare, for 3rd NUR-ISRC 2012 Conference, form: 2nd to 4th November 2012.”
  2. Alani, J. (2012), “Effects of Technological Progress and Productivity on Economic Growth in Uganda: Simulation and Econometric Approach,” Presented at “5th Doctoral Theses Conference Held at IBS Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA from 2nd to 3rd, April 2012.”
  3. Alani, J. (2012), “Interactions among Stability, Democracy and Rights: The Case of Cattle Rustling in Northern and Eastern Uganda,” Presented at “Gulu University Building Stronger Universities (BSU) Conference: Platform for Stability, Democracy and Rights, Ground Breaking Conference at Gulu University-Uganda from 26th to 28th April, 2012 focusing on “Unpacking Concepts of Stability, Democracy and Rights: Theoretical Approach” (Subtheme: Freedom, Democracy and Rights).
  4. Alani, J. (2012), “Effects of Productivity Growth on output Growth: A Theoretical Approach,” Presented at the at the “7th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications, 23-26 July 2012, Athens, Greece.”
  5. Alani, (2012), “Effects of Growth in Capital and Money Supply on Inflation in Uganda,” Paper Presented at the Seventeenth Annual Conference of the African Econometric Society, From July 25 to 28, 2012 at Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala, Uganda on the Theme: Policy Dialogue on The Flow of Funds Approach.
  6. Alani, J. (2012), “Interactions among Stability, Democracy and Rights: The Case of Cattle Rustling in Northern and Eastern Uganda,” The Paper was presented at Gulu University Building Stronger Universities (BSU) Conference: Platform for Stability, Democracy and Rights, Ground Breaking Conference at Gulu University – Uganda from 26th to 28th April, 2012 focusing on “Unpacking Concepts of Stability, Democracy and Rights: Theoretical Approach,”
  7. Alani, J. (2013), “Productivity, Interest Rates, Money and Prices in Uganda,” Paper Presented at the conference “Financial Globalization and Sustainable Finance: Implications for Policy and Practice” in Cape Town, from 29th to 31st May 2013.
  8. Alani, I. (2013), “Technological Progress, Productivity, Inputs, Output, Interest Rates, Prices and Money in Uganda,” Paper Presented at “1st International Interdisciplinary Annual Conference Held at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Main Campus, Langata, Nairobi, Kenya from 26th to 30th June 2012.”
  9. Alani, J. (2015), “Determination of Whether Uganda’s Technological Progress is Labor or Capital Intensive,” Economic Society of South Africa (ESSA) 2015 Conference Held at The School of Economics at the University of Cape Town from 2nd to 3rd September 2015.
  10. Alani, J. (2015), “Determination of Whether Uganda’s Technological Progress is Labor or Capital Intensive,” Being Peer Reviewed by International Journal of Innovation Science and Research Technology (IJISRT) by 25 July 2023.
  11. Alani, J. (2016), “Avoiding Resource Curse in East Africa through a Federal System,” Paper Presented at the International Conference Held at University of Dar es Salaam from 18th to 19th May 2016 on the Theme: Avoiding Resource Curse in East Africa.
  12. Alani, J. (2016), “Global Warming as a Function of Temperature Gradients between the Earth’s Core, Mantle, Crust and Atmosphere,” Paper Presented at Gulu University 3rd Annual Conference Held from 4th to 5th May 2016.
  13. Alani, J. (2016), “Human Capital and Economic Growth in Uganda,” Paper Presented at the 2016 Africa Meeting of the Econometric Society from 26th to 28th 2016 in Kruger National Park, at the Protea Hotel Kruger Gate in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The Meeting was Hosted by the Department of Economics at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
  14. Alani, J. (2016), “Effects of Innovation Growth on Technological Progress and Economic Growth in Ghana,” Paper Presented at the 16th Globelics Conference at Accra, Ghana from 24th to 26th October 2018, on the Theme: Innovation, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: Strengthening Institutions for Greater Relevance, Effectiveness and Inclusivity.
  15. Alani, J. (2017), “Role of Human Capital in the Promotion of Technological Progress, Economic Growth and Development in Africa: A case study of Kenya,” Paper Presented at the 8th AfrEA International Conference, March 27–31, 2017 in Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort, Kampala, Uganda on the Theme: “Evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Opportunities and Challenges for Africa.”
  16. Alani, J. (2017), “Consequences of Technological Progress and Productivity on Food Security in Uganda,” Paper Presented at the “Gulu University 4th Annual Conference,” to be held at Churchill Courts Hotel from 15th to 16th November 2017.”
  17. Alani, J. (2018), “Consequences of Productivity on Technological Progress and Economic Growth in South Korea,” Paper Presented at the “12th Asian Pacific Productivity Conference at Seoul National University, in Seoul, Korea from 4th to 6th July 2018.”
  18. Alani, J. (2019), “Innovation, Technology, Economic Growth and Development in Tanzania,” Paper Presented at the 4th AfricaLics International Conference Held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from the 22nd to the 25th of October 2019.
  19. Alani, J. (2020), “Effects of Military Spending and Financialization on Economic Growth in Ethiopia and Their Implications for Political Federation of Africa,” The Papers was Accepted for Publication in Culture and Religious Studies: doi: 10.17265/2328-2177/2020.
  20. Alani, Jimmy (2020): Intertemporal Government Budget Constraint: Debts and Economic Growth in Ethiopia, 1990–2018. Published in: Ethiopian Economics Association, Vol.17, No.17th  International Conference Proceedings (7 July 2020): pp.137-164.
  21. Alani, Jimmy (2020): Intertemporal Government Budget Constraint: Debts and Economic Growth in Ethiopia, 1990–2018. Published in: Ethiopian Economics Association, MPRA Paper No. 103180, posted 29 Sep 2020.
  22. Alani, J., Yawe, B., Mutenyo, J. (2022), “Effects of Technological Progress and Productivity on Economic Growth in Uganda: A Generalized Least Squares Approach,” Paper Presented at the 5th AfricaLics International Research Conference on “National Innovation System for Resilience and Sustainable Development in Africa” theme, from 9th to 11th November 22, Hosted by University of Yaounde II Soa, in Partnership with Pan African University, Institute for Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS). Air ticket was sponsored by SIDA.
  23. Alani, J., Yawe, B., Mutenyo, J. (2022), “Role of Higher School Education in Enhancing Economic Growth, Innovation and Technological Progress in Uganda (1970–2014),” Paper Presented at Makerere University-Sweden Bilateral Research Program for International Research and Innovations Dissemination Conference from 9th to 10th May 2022 at Munyonyo Speke Resort and Conference Centre, on “Multidisciplinary Research and Community Transformation in Uganda through Research, Innovation and Knowledge Translation.”
  24. Alani, J., Yawe, B., Mutenyo, J. (2022), “Effects of Higher School Education Growth on Economic Development in Uganda,” Paper presented at the Building of Stronger Universities (BSU) Conference (BSUCONFERENCE2022) at Gulu University, Uganda from 24th to 25th November 2022 on the Theme “A Decade of Building Stronger Universities in Uganda,”
  25. Alani, J, (2023), “Research on Two Economic Laws of Household Consumption Function: A Case of Kenya,” Paper Presented at the Kirinyaga University 6th Annual International Conference scheduled for March 22nd to 23rd 2023, on the Theme: Research, Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development.
  26. Alani, J. (2023), “Export-Led Growth in Kenya (1960 to 2020),” Paper for 6th KIPPRA Annual Reginal Conference 2023: Accelerating Economic Growth and Development for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) in Kenya in June 2023.  A conference organized by the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA).