THE IMPACT OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ON NIGERIA ECONOMIC GROWTH PERFORMANCE (1980-2009) ABSTRACT The study set out to ascertain the extent to which Agricultural sector has contributed to the growth of Nigerian economy from 1980 to 2009. As a guide to the study‚ the following hypotheses were formulated: (1) there is no statistical significance between Nigerian agricultural output and real gross domestic product (2) there is no statistical significance relationship between exchange rate fluctuation
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Globalization is spawning a rise in living standards The main focus in this article is to illustrate how globalization has improved the lives of many in developing nations. Globalization in of its self is the trading of goods and services of a local economy into an integrated global economy. Technological advances have made this practice more feasible with in the last 50 years. The major milestones were the development of the internet and increased transportation technology. These two advances
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BACKGROUND OF STUDY The current period in the world economy is regarded as period of globalization and trade liberalization. In this period‚ one the crucial issues in development and international economics is to know whether trade openness indeed promotes growth. With globalization‚ two major trends are noticeable: first is the emergence of multinational firms with strong presence in different‚ strategically located markets; and secondly‚ convergence of consumer tastes for the most competitive products‚ irrespective
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capita useful as a measure of living standards? What are the limitations of GDP per capita as a comparable measure of living standards? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the monetary value of final goods and services produced in a given year by factors of production within a country. GDP reports are released on the last day of each quarter‚ reflecting the previous quarter. Therefore‚ it is measured on a quarterly basis and measures the level of economic growth in different countries. GDP is
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EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TRADE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TRADE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA MIKE I. OBADAN DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS UNIVERSITY OF BENIN BENIN CITY AND OKOJIE‚ I. ELIZABETH DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS UNIVERSITY OF BENIN BENIN CITY ABSTRACT Many economists generally agree that openness to international trade accelerates development. The relationship between trade and growth is envisaged through an
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The impacts of education and healthcare towards the Standards of living in Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam may be a small country with a small population but the quality of life is high. With oil and gas as the main resources‚ Brunei has their gasoline remarkably cheap and cost of living is low as houses are easy to find and are reasonably priced. In terms of education and healthcare‚ Bruneians have it easy. The education provided are of high standards as there is an improvement in the
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LIFE IN NIGERIA VS LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Having lived in Nigeria almost all my life‚ and since relocating to the United States seven years ago‚ there is a huge difference between the way things are been done in both countries. The way of living in Nigeria is hectic and filled up with a lot of chaos and fewer opportunities offered by the government‚ while here in t he United States‚ life is more structured and there are various opportunities available to people who wants to take
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Economic growth is best defined as either real GDP or real GDP per capita Real GDP per capita is found by dividing real GDP by population Which of the following best measures improvements in the standard of living of a nation? Growth of real GDP per capita If a nation real GDP increases from 100bill to 106bill and its population jumpts from 200mill to 212mill‚ real GDP per capita will remain constant For comparing changes in potential military strength and political preminence‚ the most meaningful
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PUBLIC BUDGET AND BUDGETARY CONTROL IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION In many ways budget documents are the most important manifestation of public they record the outcome of the political process: winners and losers of the political competition. They delineate government total service effort. As political documents budget allocate scarce resources among competing social and economic needs. As managerial documents they specify the ways and means for providing for government services. By establishing
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indicators for analysis of living standards in Latvia and Scandinavian countries – Sweden and Norway Author: Yevgeniya Grygorchuk Group D1A2 Supervisor: A.Petrovs Riga‚ Month 2009 Introduction 4 Topic relevance 4 Course paper aim 4 Course paper tasks 4 1 Theoretical basis 5 1.1 Definition of the term “living standards” 5 1.2 Factors that influence an increase in living standards 5 1.3 Economic indicators for analysis of living standards 6 1.3.1 GDP per capita
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