A Disaggregated Analysis of the Impact of Government Expenditure on Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria

• Autorzy: Obi Chineze Eunice
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper examines the impact of government expenditure on the economic growth of Nigeria using a disaggregated data set over a seventeen years period from 1999 to 2016. Using ex post facto research method in a multivariate regression methodology, the paper sheds light on how government expenditure influences economic growth in Nigeria. Contrary to a priori expectation the result shows that only expenditure on health has a significant and positive effect on economic growth while the other disaggregated composites show largely positive but insignificant effect on economic growth in Nigeria within the study period. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Economic growth; Government spending; Ex post financial analysis

PL

Wzrost gospodarczy; Wydatki państwa; Analiza finansowa ex-post

• Czasopismo: Perspectives of Innovations, Economics and Business
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 18
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 14--24

Twórcy

autor

Obi Chineze Eunice

• University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15208/pieb.2018.2