Regean Mugume

Regean Mugume
  • Country: Uganda
  • Cohort: Cohort 2 - 2024
  • Research theme: Policy & Governance

 I am an Economist, currently working as a Research Analyst at the Economic Policy Research Centre, Makerere University, Uganda’s leading think tank in Economics. I am also a young think tanker with Southern Voice, a global network of think tanks in Latin America, Asia and Africa.  My broad research interests are in Development economics, Education, financial inclusion and trade policy in the context of sub-Saharan Africa. Currently my work examines how developing countries can leverage financial inclusion and development to achieve development outcomes in Education, Energy, and agriculture sectors. I have researched and published in the areas of education, regional trade, food security, labour markets and digital financial inclusion. I hold a Bachelor of Science (Econ and Mathematics) and Masters' of science in Quantitative Economics both from Makerere University, Uganda