the channels through which inflation affects this relationship are not as much of systematically explored. The effect of inflation occurs through a wide variety of direct and indirect channels. Inflation increases transactions and information costs which directly inhibit economic development. For example‚ economic agents will find planning difficult when inflation makes nominal values uncertain. Firms and individuals will be reluctant to enter contracts when inflation is imperfectly predicted and
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THE EFFECT OF EXTERNAL DEBT ON THE NIGERIA ECONOMY (1989 - 2009) ABSTARCT This study is meant to examine the effect of external debt on gross domestic product using econometric analysis. The research revealed that Nigeria’s external debt has contributed immensely to the gross domestic product. This has affected investment on the domestic productivity and hence invariably affected the economic growth and development. Due to the macroeconomics distortion in
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The reforms in the financial system in Nigeria which heightened with the 1986 deregulation‚ affected the level of financial deepening of the country and the level relevance of the financial system to economic development. Nnanna and Dogo (1998) However‚ the rapid globalization of the financial markets since then and the increased level of integration of the Nigerian financial system to the global system have generated
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Religious Crises in the North: Which Way Out of this Quagmire? By Aliyu A. Ammani aaammani@yahoo.co.uk This essay is an attempt at identifying the remote and immediate causes of the incessant religious crises in northern towns and cities‚ if you’d rather the so-called middle belt political zone of the north. In expressing this view‚ there is no intention on my part to mock the bones of those who died so long ago and who tried‚ however ineffectually‚ to lead their people.
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EFFECTS OF MONETARY POLICY INNOVATIONS IN NIGERIA: A STRUCTURAL VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIVE (SVAR) APPROACH Chuku A. Chuku1 University of Uyo‚ Nigeria. chukuachuku@gmail.com ABSTARCT Correctly identifying the effects of monetary policy innovations is necessary for good policy making. In this paper‚ we carry out a controlled experiment using a structural vector autoregression (SVAR) model to trace the effects of monetary policy shocks on output and prices in Nigeria. We make the assumption that the Central
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Countless people muddle advertising with marketing and the other way around. Actually‚ both the strategies are uniformly important but have differences too. To put a firm on the fast track of success‚ one must be well-familiar with the differences between advertising and marketing. The term advertising is a mode to describe or present a product or a service in front of general public‚ to induce them to buy‚ acquire or support that product. Basically‚ advertising involves three basic elements:
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4.2 MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MINERALS TO THE ECONOMY IN NIGERIA Mineral resources contribute majorly to the Nigerian economy in d following ways; 1) Sources of raw material for allied industries As we can see from the minerals highlighted above‚ minerals are major source of raw materials in industries e. g gold used for jewelries‚ limestone for cement‚ and so on. Organic deposits like coal and petroleum products like natural gas are used in powering machines in the industries. The raw materials
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ROLE OF NAFDAC IN AIRFREIGHTING IN NIGERIA PRESENTED BY PROFESSOR DORA N. AKUNYILI (OFR) DIRECTOR-GENERAL (NAFDAC) AT A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON OPTIMISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AIRFREIGHT IN NIGERIA ORGANISED BY NIGERIAN SHIPPERS’ COUNCIL 24TH AUGUST 2006 INTRODUCTION: It gives me great pleasure to be invited to present a paper at this one day sensitization seminar with Theme Optimizing opportunities in the Airfreight industry‚ organized by the Nigerian Shippers Council for importers/exporters‚ operators
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A term paper on Macroeconomic issues “INFLATION TREND IN NEPAL CAUSES AND REMEDIES” (For the partial fulfillment of requirement of MBA program) January‚ 2014 1. What is Inflation?? Inflation is the situation of the market disequilibrium in which prices of most of the goods and services persistently rise and the value of the money fall accordingly for relatively longer period of time. Inflation occurs when the amount of the money the purchaser of goods and services
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Introduction What inflation is? Inflation is an increase in the price of a basket of goods and services that is representative of the economy as a whole. Subsequently‚ it will cause purchasing power fall. In simple terms‚ it means that too much of money is chasing for one particular item. When too much of money is available‚ the seller may raise the price of which he is willing to sell. In the long run‚ inflation has the potential of erasing the purchasing power of the people. It is because when
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