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THE DETERMINANT OF SAVINGS IN NIGERIA (1985-2011) ABSTRACT  The term savings refers to the part of income immediately spent or consumed but reserved for future consumption, investment or unforeseen contingencies.…

The Impact of Manufacturing Capacity Utilization on the Economy of Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis. ABSTRACT  This study investigated the causal relationship between manufacturing capacity utilization and real gross domestic product…

PRIVATE SECTOR ACCESS TO CREDIT AND MANUFACTURING OUTPUT IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Nigerian economy has been skewed towards a mono-economy with much reliance on the oil sector. However, with the fall…

RELATIVE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS ON AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study investigates relative impact of financial sector reforms on agricultural and manufacturing sector growth…

RISK AND VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Recent empirical literature has shown that several factors can expose households to risk, thereby making them vulnerable to poverty. These appear to…

SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES ON OGONILAND, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT Crude oil is one of the major natural resources that have contributed to the development of the…

STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF DOMESTIC DEBT AND THE IMPACT ON PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA. ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate and elaborate the empirical issues pertaining to the structure…

THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INSURANCE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT In Nigeria, health insurance is not a commonly purchased financial instrument. Recently debates have revolved around extending health insurance coverage to a…

THE DETERMINANTS OF REGIONAL POVERTY IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating regional differentials in Nigeria, and therefore achieved this through two objectives; First to determine the poverty levels…

THE EFFECT OF HEALTH STATUS ON LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Health status in recent times has been a major concern for developing and under-developed economies. This results from…

THE EFFECTS OF REAL EXCHANGE RATE ON NIGERIA’S NON-OIL SECTORAL OUTPUT ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of exchange rate on Nigeria’s non-oil sector outputs, with emphasis on the agricultural,…

THE IMPACT OF FOOD IMPORTATION ON FOOD PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA- THE CASE OF RICE IMPORTATION AND PRODUCTION ABSTRACT The research was on the impact of food importation on food production…

THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE NIGERIAN FINANCIAL SECTOR ABSTRACT The study examines the effect of globalization on the Nigerian financial sector. It is also aimed at ascertaining the impact…

THE IMPACT OF INFLATION ON PRIVATE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study empirically examine the impact of inflation on private consumption expenditure and economic growth in…

THE IMPACT OF INTEREST RATE LIBERALIZATION ON INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The importance of investment in economic growth cannot be overemphasized. This has led to an upsurge in the study…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REMITTANCE NET FLOWS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of remittance netflow on per capita growth and also examined the transmission of…

IMPACT OF MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY ON FDI INFLOW IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This research work investigates the impact of macroeconomic volatility on FDI inflow into Nigeria. We decomposed FDI into various sources…

INFLATION, INFLATION UNCERTAINTY AND OUTPUT GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Rapid output growth and low inflation are the most common objectives of macroeconomic policy in both developed and developing economies. The…

INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA – AN APPLICATION OF THE ARDL APPROACH ABSTRACT This study was motivated by the growing concern on the impact of Institutional Quality…

INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH- PANEL EVIDENCE FROM FOUR SELECTED WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES ABSTRACT In line with the search for the real determinant of economic growth, this work…

MONETARY EFFECTS OF BANKING CRISIS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study arose out of the need to tackle the challenges which emanated from the distortion of money demand and stress on…

MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY MEASUREMENT IN NIGERIA- EVIDENCE FROM DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY ABSTRACT Poverty is profoundly endemic in many countries especially in less developed countries. In Nigeria, poverty is a reality…

NIGERIA’S MULTILATERAL TRADE WITH THE G8 ECONOMIES-A GRAVITY MODEL APPROACH ABSTRACT It is an undeniable fact that trade has been facilitating growth and development of countries across the world. This…

OIL PRICE FLUCTUATIONS, OIL REVENUE, AND WELFARE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Although crude oil in Nigeria is indeed a blessing, the fly in the ointment is the fluctuating price of oil…

OIL REVENUE FLUCTUATIONS, FISCAL POLICY RESPONSE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Every time the economy recesses the role of government intervention as proposed by Keynes again reiterates. However the…

POPULATION DYNAMICS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between population dynamics and economic growth in Nigeria. In addition, the study tried to identify the determinants…

EFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS (EMH) AND NIGERIAN CAPITAL MARKET- AN ANALYSIS OF BONUS ISSUES AND DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT. ABSTRACT The study examined the efficient market hypothesis and Nigerian capital market in relation…

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOW IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Most economic rationale for granting special incentives for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is based on the…

EMPIRICAL TEST OF THE HECKSCHER-OHLIN THEORY BETWEEN NIGERIA AND USA IN 2012 ABSTRACT This study was carried out to test empirically if Nigeria’s pattern of production and trade is consistent…

EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE FLOWS ON INDUSTRIAL SECTOR EMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study evaluates the impact of international trade flows on industrial sector employment in Nigeria. Specifically,…

FINANCIAL LIBERALISATION POLICY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FINANCIAL SECTOR IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study focuses on investigating the impact of financial liberalisation policy on the performance of the financial…

FISCAL POLICY AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN AFRICA- A TEST OF THE CROWDING-OUT HYPOTHESIS ABSTRACT This study probes the effectiveness of fiscal spending in the context of crowding out/in hypothesis for…

FOREIGN AID AND POVERTY DYNAMICS IN AFRICA ABSTRACT The study focuses on foreign aid and poverty dynamics in Africa. Specifically, the study addressed two objectives ;(1) the relationship between poverty…

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The importance of the manufacturing sector in the economic growth cannot be overemphasized. This has led to interests in the…

GOVERNMENT BUDGET DEFICIT AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examined the influence of government budget deficit on economic performance in Nigeria. The study captures government budget deficit with…

GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Government expenditure is a very important fiscal tool used by policy makers to stimulate the economy. Therefore, the study of its determinants…

EFFECTIVENESS OF MONETARY POLICY IN STIMULATING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study investigates the effectiveness of monetary policy in stimulating economy growth in Nigeria using AK production Function and…

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF OBESITY IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The ongoing demographic and epidemiologic transitions in Nigeria are some of the possible reasons why the prevalence of obesity…

ANALYSIS OF STOCK PRICES AND EXCHANGE RATE INTERACTIONS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The need to capture stock market and foreign exchange market nexus in Nigeria is underscored by the rapidly expanding…

APPRAISAL OF THE CONTRIBUTION, MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS AND REVENUE IMPLICATIONS OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR IN NIGERIA, 1970 – 2010 ABSTRACT This work was motivated mainly by the need to support development…

ASSESSMENT OF NIGERIA’S MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT The study was motivated by the continuous rise in the poverty level in Nigeria amidst the country’s vast…

CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA- AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ABSTRACT Motivated by the potential of capital markets in advanced countries this study sought to…

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS OF INEQUALITIES IN HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Income inequality is one of the major underdevelopment problems facing developing countries including Nigeria. Despite serious attention given to…

DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF VARIATIONS IN INFANT MORTALITY IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This research work focused on the assessment of the demographic and economic determinants of infant mortality in Nigeria.…

DETERMINANTS OF FERTILITY RATE AMONG WOMEN AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR POPULATION GROWTH- A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NIGERIA AND GHANA ABSTRACT The paper examines the determinants of fertility in Nigeria and…

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE GROWTH AND OPTIMAL SIZE OF PUBLIC SECTOR IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Public expenditure is not only used for stimulation of aggregate demand, it is also a…

EDUCATION, EARNINGS AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN THE NIGERIA LABOUR MARKET ABSTRACT This study investigates the level of gender inequality in the Nigeria labour market and how such inequality is explained…

 AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SACRIFICE RATIO IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study empirically analyzed the sacrifice ratio in Nigeria for the period 1970-2013, using the Instrumental Variables Generalized Method of…

AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DETERMINANTS OF WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examines the determinants of wage differential in Nigeria. The contribution of wage differential or inequality to…

AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN REMITTANCE INFLOWS AND HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT (IMPLICATION FOR THE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA) ABSTRACT This study analyzes the interactions between remittance inflows and…

AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE PREMIUM IN NIGERIA (1970-2007). ABSTRACT This work evaluates the trends in the parallel market exchange rate premium, its determination and impact on…

AN ANALYSIS OF THE POVERTY-GROWTH –INEQUALITY –NEXUS IN NIGERIA- 1992-2010 ABSTRACT The issue of poverty is posing serious threat to the development of the Nigerian economy. Growth was seen as…

AN ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVE HOLDINGS AND MACROECONOMIC STABILITY IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study stems the depletion of Nigeria’s Reserves in recent times and the possible implications of this…

ACCESS TO CREDIT AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL SCALE FARMERS IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT In spite of the attempts made by some studies to explore access to credit and its effect on…

A DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD HEALTH EXPENDITURE IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT Out-of-pocket expenditure at point of seeking healthcare services is the major means of financing healthcare in Nigeria, among other financing…

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF FLUCTUATING OIL PRICES ON NIGERIA’S AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS ABSTRACT This study was the brain child of the earnest desire to unravel the…