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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Role of capital market in the context of development of nation What is Capital Market? Institutional arrangements for facilitating the borrowing and lending of long term funds. INVESTORS IN CAPITAL MARKET Role of capital market Capital Formation Economic Growth Development of backward area Generates Employment Long Term Capital to Industrial Sector Generation of Foreign Capital Developing Role of Financial Institution Investment Opportunities Capital Formation Rate of capital
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Introduction Our research topic is to analyze the relationship between human capital and economic growth. Economic growths important determinant are physical capital‚ labor and human capital. But from the recent trend of world economic growth‚ we found that human capital is playing a key role by taking the place of material capital and labor. Human capital is intimately related to growth as it increases the nation’s capacity to produce goods and services. It also creates more job opportunities
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One way of achieving this is by maximizing the use of both physical and human capital. In or case we shall consider human capital. Human capital‚ according to Adam Smith refers to the acquired and useful abilities of all the inhabitants or members of the society. The acquisition of such talents by the maintenance of the acquirer‚ during his education‚ study or apprenticeship‚ always costs a real expense‚ which is a capital fixed and realized‚ as it were in his person. Those talents‚ as it makes a part
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ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION The role of the Nigerian Capital Market in raising or mobilising medium to long term funds for both micro and macro development sub-sectors have been commendable in recent times. The main institutions in the capital market include – the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ which is the apex body and serves as the regulatory authority of the market; the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); the Issuing Houses; and the Stock Firms. Stressful development demand in modern times‚ as
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Importance of capital market for the economic development of India Introduction: The capital market is the market for securities‚ where Companies and governments can raise long-term funds. It is a market in which money is lent for periods longer than a year. A nation’s capital market includes such financial institutions as banks‚ insurance companies‚ and stock exchanges that channel long-term investment funds to commercial and industrial borrowers. Unlike the money market‚ on which lending
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Chapter III CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Almost all economists lay emphasis on capital formation as the major determinant of ED. Capital is a man-made factor of production. It is the one of the essentials of development found in the form of liquid cash‚ raw materials‚ tools machines‚ building etc. Deficiency of capital is the basic characteristic of UDCs. It is not possible to raise the level of productivity unless more capital is made available. Hence it is useful to study
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STUDY Recent literatures on economic growth asserted that ex-ante development of the financial system facilitate ex-post economic growth (e.g. Rajan and Zingales). In recent time‚ the link between financial market development and economic growth has received much attention in the literatures (King and Levine 1993‚ Rajan and Zingales 1998‚ Calderon and Liu 2002‚ Sunday E. Ewah and Judey Bassey 2004‚ T.S. Osinubi 2000). This is not unexpected as the financial market provides the needed finance which
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In line with the assumption that banking sector plays an important role in financing the investment projects‚ successive governments in Nigeria have carried out reforms and institutional innovations in the banking sector. The overall intention of these reforms has been to ensure financial stability so as to influence the growth of the economy and also enhance banks to play a critical role of financial intermediation in Nigeria. However‚ despite the fact that Nigerian banks have undergone series
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System Development (FSD) Project CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA PRIVATE SECTOR OPINIONS ON LISTING Andrea Bohnstedt Alfred Hannig Ralph P. Odendall FSD Series No. 2 CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA PRIVATE SECTOR OPINIONS ON LISTING Andrea Bohnstedt Alfred Hannig Ralph P. Odendall FSD Series No. 2 Financial Systems Development (FSD) Project 2000 Responsible: A. Hannig Publisher: Bank of Uganda – German Technical Co-operation Financial System Development (FSD) Project
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