The Relationship between Import, Export, Domestic Investment and Economic Growth in Nigeria

This paper examines the relationship between imports, exports, domestic investment and economic growth in Nigeria. The study make used of annual time series data which span from 1981 to 2016, which is sourced from World Development Indicator (WDI) and Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. Th...

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Published inEuroEconomica Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 149 - 156
Main Authors Adekunle, O. Ahmed, Chuks, Ebere, Kamaldeen, Fakunmoju S, Bolaji, Yunus A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Galati Danubius University Press 2018
Editura Universitară Danubius
Universitatea Danubius Galati
Subjects
Causality
Central banks
Economic development
Economic growth
Economic models
Economic reform
Exports
Imports
Negativity effect
Time series
Variables
Nigeria
Domestic investment
Export
Import
Economic growth
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Summary:This paper examines the relationship between imports, exports, domestic investment and economic growth in Nigeria. The study make used of annual time series data which span from 1981 to 2016, which is sourced from World Development Indicator (WDI) and Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin. The study employed ARDL Model and VEC Granger Causality Test to explore the relationship among the variables. The empirical results show that there is long run relationship among the variables. In the short run, empirical results show that only imports have negative effect on economic growth in Nigeria. The VEC Granger Causality Test indicates that there is relationship among the variables. This negativity effect of imports on economic growth in Nigeria requires stringent economic reforms.
ISSN:1582-8859
1582-8859