about the relation between economic growth and financial development. First‚ financial development has impact on economic growth (i.e. Bagehot‚ 1873; Schumpeter‚ 1912; McKinnon‚ 1973; Shaw‚ 1973; Patrick‚ 1966; Goldsmith‚ 1969; Fry‚ 1973). Second‚ economic growth leads to financial development and that where there is economic growth financial development follows (i.e. Robinson‚ 1952). The third view‚ however‚ contends that both financial development and economic growth Granger cause one another.
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Raising Capital in the Financial Markets CHAPTER ORIENTATION This chapter considers the market environment in which long-term capital is raised. The underlying rationale for the existence of security markets is presented‚ investment banking services and procedures are detailed‚ private placements are discussed‚ and security market regulation is reviewed. CHAPTER OUTLINE I. The mix of corporate securities sold in the capital market. A. When corporations raise cash in the capital market
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THE IMPACT OF MONEY SUPPLY ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In the critical observation of the recent Nigerian economic position‚ there has been a great divergence between the rate at which money is supplied and the exact impact it has on the general price level‚ which results in inflation and deflation on one hand‚ and the output growth (productivity) on the other hand. Although‚ it had occurred to our mind that Nigerian
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ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3‚ No.9‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Government Expenditure and Economic Development: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria Muritala Taiwo Department of Economics and Financial Studies‚ Fountain University Osogbo‚ Nigeria Corresponding Author’s E-mail: muritaiwo@yahoo.com Tel: +2348034730332; +2347054979206 Taiwo Abayomi Department of Economics‚ Tai Solarin University of Education‚ Ijebu-Ode‚ Nigeria E-mail: yommy246@yahoo.com Tel: +2348055821802 Abstract This study attempts to empirically
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Agricultural Economics of Nigeria: Paradoxes and Crossroads of Multimodal Nature Professor Eric C. Eboh Professor of Agricultural Economics University of Nigeria CONTENTS 1.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 2 2.0 CONCEPTUAL APPROACH OF THIS INAUGURAL LECTURE 6 REFLECTIONS ON THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY 8 3.0 4.0 5.0 AGRICULTURE FROM THE LOOKING GLASS OF MAN’S ECONOMIC HISTORY 16 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY FROM PARADIGMATIC VIEWPOINTS ABOUT THE STATE VIS-A-VIS MARKET 21 6.0 NIGERIAN AGRICULTURE
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TAXATION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA BY MOHAMMED NASIR MOHAMMED 08/02AC039 AUG‚ 2012 CERTIFICATION This research work has been read and approved as meeting the requirement for the award of Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree in the Department of Accounting‚ College of Management sciences‚ Al-Hikmah University of Ilorin‚ Ilorin. …………………………… …………….. Mr. A.B Uthman
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Study The Financial system is one of the most important creations of modern society. Its primary task is to move funds from surplus economic units to deficit economic units spenders to produce goods and services and to make investments in new equipments and facilities so as to facilitate the growth of the economy and improve the standard of living of its citizens. It is generally recognized that a financial system and its components play a catalytic role in the process of economic development.
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The financial markets are types of markets designed for the creation and disposition of financial assets. There are two sections of the financial markets in Nigeria‚ namely: money market and capital market (Central Bank of Nigeria-CBN‚ 2004; 2007). A financial asset is created when one party in exchange for cash issues a receipt of acknowledgement which entitles the holder a claim of pecuniary nature against future interests of the issuer. Financial assets fall into three general categories namely:
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Discount Houses Operations‚ the Money Market and the Nigerian Economy: A Preliminary Investigation C. B. Ezirim and F. E. Enefaa Abstract This paper investigates the relationships subsisting between the operations of discount houses and the performance indices of the money market and the general economy. The method used involved the estimation of regression models and subsequent analysis of results using conventional statistics. The findings indicate that positive and significant relationships
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The economy of Nigeria is a middle income‚ mixed economy emerging market with well-developed financial‚ legal‚ communications‚ transport‚ and entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past
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