Economics Project Topics and Materials (Page 35)

CHAPTER ONE                                      INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background to the Study As at today, Nigeria occupies the unenviable position of number one country in Africa with largest number of people with no access to financial services. According to data compiled by Micro Finance Information... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE                                      INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background to the Study Economic growth plays a key role in industrial innovation (Malatyali, 2016). The first fluctuations in crude oil prices that occurred in 1973s have made economists to view sudden movements in the oil price as a... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of trade liberalization on poverty alleviation in Nigeria, for the period of 1986 - 2016.  (32years). It was established in the study that before the introduction of trade liberation,  trade sector funds were grossly mismanaged, contracts and positions were awarded based on ‘connection’ rather than on... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of tourism earning on economic growth in Nigeria between 1996 and 2016. The study sought to ascertain the vibrancy of tourism industry on the Nigerian economy. A model was specified in which tourism earning, inflation rate and exchange rate are expressed as a linear function of economic growth (proxy by real... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background to the Study The manufacturing sector plays a significant role in economic development. Industrialization acts as a catalyst that accelerates the pace of structural transformation and diversification of economic, enable a country to fully utilize its factor endowment and to depend less on foreign... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This Research work attempts to look at the effect of Tax evasion and avoidance on economy of Nigeria and its capacity to reduce tax revenue growth (A case study of Lagos State Internal Revenue Service). Tax is a compulsory levy imposed by government on income individual, firms and household. It was also find out that an individual tax... Continue Reading

CHAPTERONE INTRODUCTION The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the 1976 Local Government Reforms, explained Local Government as follows: “Local Government is Government at Local level exercised through representative councils established by Law to exercise specific power within defined areas” (Government print: 1976). The United Nations... Continue Reading

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Aviation has become an integral part of the socioeconomic life of the country. According to Igbatayo and Igbinedion (2014: 1), the aviation industry can be defined as those activities that relate directly to transporting people and goods by air from one place to another. The industry comprises various activities such as... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Microfinance constitute the facilitation  of financial services to meet  the needs of low income individuals  such as micro-entrepreneurs, through  the provision of small loans (microloans), small savings deposits (micro-savings), micro-insurance and enhancing simple payments services required by... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE 1.1  BCKGROUND OF THE STUDY The bond market  constitute  a financial market for the issuance of where new debt known as the primary market and the purchase and sale of   debt securities referred to as the secondary market. The debt traded is in the form of bonds  but it may include notes, bills, and so on. It is essentially... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study empirically examined the impact of external trade on economic growth of Nigeria between the period 1980-2013. The study employed Ordinary least square (OLS) regression technique to analyze the data obtained from the CBN statistical bulletin for the relevant years under study. The empirical results were on Augmented Dickey... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study examined government expenditure and Nigeria’s economic growth within the sample period of 1981-2015. The data for this research work (Gross Domestic Product, government recurrent expenditure and government capital expenditure) was obtained from the CBN Statistical Bulletin (2015) and analysed using ordinary least squares... Continue Reading

 ABSTRACT This study examined effect of population growth on import demand in Nigeria, within the sample period of 1981-2014. The data for this research work (Gross Domestic Product, population and Exchange Rate) was obtained from the CBN Statistical Bulletin (2014) and analysed using ordinary least squares (OLS) technique. Gross domestic product... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of cashless policy on the Nigerian economic growth. Nigeria has continued to evolve in different realms. The economy is being reformed, the institutions are being reshaped and legislations are being re-examined so as to reposition the nation to take its rightful position in the international community. As a... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study investigated Gender Issues and the Challenges of Rural Development in Nigeria, a case study of Ikwo local government Area of Ebonyi State (2006-2011). The major problem of this research is women’s gender discrimination, their poverty, powerlessness in the development of rural areas. The major objective is to evaluate gender... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The issue of unemployment on youths can not be overemphasized like (2009), posited that ‘Nigeria as a country is often described as a rich country majority of poor citizen where 50% of the citizen live below poverty level. Unemployment has been a problem in Nigeria especially since... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria gained an extra US$390 billion in oil-related fiscal revenue over the period 1971 - 2005 (Budina and Wijnbergen, 2008). What has the nation got to show for this? Despite such windfall, Nigeria has an increasing proportion of impoverished population and experienced continued stagnation... Continue Reading

Abstract This study focuses on the impact of recession on economic growth in Nigeria from 1980 to 2017. The Nigerian economy recently has been plunged into recession. This is as a result of over dependence on imports, falling prices of oil revenue, low investment inflows and high level of corruption. The study uses two multiple regression analysis... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Government revenue refers to the revenue received by a government to finance its operations and development projects. It is an important tool of the fiscal policy of the government as it facilitates government spending (OECD, 2008b). Governments need to perform various functions in the field... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The industrial sector remains a strong sector of any economy, be it developed or developing. The developed countries are noted for their high industrial performance. The effect of the industrial activities on the economy of underdeveloped or developing nation si still under contention. It’s a fact that the economy will not grow without... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The Nigerian financial system experienced series of reforms and amidst these reforms an important component of the sector, the financial market has demonstrated an impressive performance evidenced from its growth especially in the last decade. Coupled with this development,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The purpose of this work is to find out some factors that hinder economic development in the state. From this study a questionnaire was designed and distributed directly to the respondents to test the followings hypothesis (political instability, inconsistent economic policy, unpatriotic behavior of some Nigerians poor educational... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The aim of the study is to critically investigate the impact of government education expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria. The Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) was used as the dependent variable as a proxy for economic growth, the explanatory variables used in this study include; recurrent government expenditure on education... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research works examines the health indices and the Nigeria\'s economic Growth. In particular, the researcher is interested in knowing the type of correlation that exists between health indices and economic growth thereby, representing health indices such as infant mortality rate and life expectancy at birth. The researcher also... Continue Reading

  ABSTRACT It is clear and obvious that many cities around the world today face serious problems for the proper functioning of their daily activities due to traffic congestion. The bottlenecks are the result of many factors that depend on the level of technological development and the economy of the... Continue Reading