» Abstract This paper attempts to reconcile the often inconclusive evidence on the impact of FDI on growth by taking two into account the heterogeneity both among industries and among countries. Using a comparable database at the industry level for 35 countries in OECD, Asia and Eastern Europe from 1…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThis study, the role of small and medium sized enterprises for economic growth, was undertaken to find out how SME sub sector in Nigeria has performed and its impact on the economic growth of the country.Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) is accepted globally as a tool for empowering …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The study looks at the impact of deregulation of monetary policy on Nigerian commercial banks; A case study of some selected commercial banks in Oghara, Delta State. The monetary policies pursued prior to 1985 made the Nigeria economy price distortions created by a highly over valued curre…Continue Reading »
» Abstract This study examined the role of financial institutions in agricultural development. A case study of Nigeria Agricultural Cooperative and Rural Development Bank, with a view to make useful suggestions and recommendations as way of enhancing the development of agricultural sector. The po…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This research work was embarked upon with a view to determine the impact of the capital market on the economic growth of Nigeria. The capital market was set up to achieve specific objectives which would boost the economy such as encourage domestic savings and increasing the quantity and qua…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The study was anchored on the general notion that sustainable industrial growth is very vital to economic growth and development. Nigeria has transited from different industrial phases and development stages without meaningful contribution to growth and development in Nigeria. The contribut…Continue Reading »
» EFFECT OF 2012 FLOOD DISASTER ON THE SOCIO ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CASSAVA FARMERS IN ETSAKO EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE LIST TABLESTitle Page iiCertification iiiDedication ivAcknowledgement vTable of Content viList of Tables viiiList Plates ixAbstract xCHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackgro…Continue Reading »
» ABSTARCT This study was carried out on the effect of cryptocurrencies on the value of the Nigeria Naira. To achieve this, 6 significant research objectives were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size compri…Continue Reading »
» INTRODUCTION The extent of financial integration in the modern world, reflected in the magnitude and pervasiveness of financial flows, has served to intensify research on the economic functioning of foreign exchange markets. In the open economy, international financial flows will ensure that interes…Continue Reading »
» Abstract The objective of this paper is to estimate a small model of the euro area to be used as a laboratory for evaluating the performance of alternative monetary policy strategies. We start with the relationship between output and inflation and inv…Continue Reading »
» Abstract This study is a reevaluation of the effect of human capital accumulation on economic growth using natural disasters as an instrument. The total population for the study is 200 staff of ministry of economic development, Abuja. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The demand for money is at the heart of how policy should be conducted effectively. Money demand serves as a conduit in the transmission mechanism for monetary policy so the stability of the money demand function is critical if monetary policy is to have predictable effects on inflation and…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The question of the optimal monetary regime for small open economies is still wide open. On the one hand, the big selling points of floating exchange rates – monetary independence and accommodation of terms of trade shocks – have not lived up to their promise. On the other hand, proposa…Continue Reading »
» Abstract In this note, we propose a cluster method as a simple predictive tool to forecast exchange rates (specifically the Japanese Yen and the British Pound against the US Dollar). The general goal in this study is two fold. First of all, we verify whether or not we can accurately predict the ex…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACTThis paper investigates the economic rationale for intervention in support of small and medium scale enterprises, on both theoretical and empirical grounds. It arguesthat the justification for SME interventions lies in market and institutional failures that bias the size distribution of firm…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The paper investigated the empirical relationship between broad definition of money, real income, interest rates, expected inflation and expected exchange rate and examined the constancy of this relationship in the light of economic reforms that had taken place in Nigeria since 1987. The st…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Capital flight from developing countries represents a lost potential for economic growth and development. In the contemporary literature of development economics, there has been increasing attention to the notion of capital flight. Many analysts have attributed sluggish economic growth and …Continue Reading »
» Abstract We propose in this article a Composite Logistic Regression (CLR) approach for ordinal panel data regression. The new method transforms the original ordinal regression problem into a number of binary ones. Thereafter, the method of conditional logistic regression (Chamberlain, 1984; Wooldrid…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT In the ranking of the largest economies of the world measured by their gross domestic products in terms of 1995 constant US$, China and India stood at the 19th and 20th positions in 1980 but in 2005 the ranking places them at the 7thand 12th positions respectively. Such a quantum jump of…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT In these last years there has been an increasing literature developing DSGE Open Economy Models with market imperfections and nominal rigidities. It is the so called”New Open Economy Macroeconomics”. Up to now within this class of models (and differently from what it is happening in New…Continue Reading »
» IN NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study The A brief look at Nigeria today one can find out that we like fashion and everything new in Nigeria, the spirit that greeted the issue of globalization at its climax in 2000 seemed to have reduced. The word globalization …Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Exchange rate is a prominent determinant of world trade, receiving much attention in the context of global imbalances. The subject of exchange rate fluctuation came to be a topical issue in Nigeria because it is the goal of every economy t…Continue Reading »
» STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS The problems are as follows: Social disinterest: In contribution of the up keeping of the government. It is said to find top functionaries of government and well placed people in the society circumvent, payment of taxes, fees, licenses etc. Economic development: This state of e…Continue Reading »
» CHAPTER ONE Background to the Study Definition of marble mining: what is marble? Marble can be defined as a type of had store that is usually white and often has coloured lines in it. It can be polished and is used in building and for making status etc. a slab / block of marble, a marble floor/ scul…Continue Reading »
» BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This research work focuses on how cooperative thrift and credit societies influence or enhance member’s living standard. Unlike other cooperative society, thrift and credit societies are formed with the aims of improving the standard living of their members. Thrift and…Continue Reading »
