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Government spending and industrial development in Nigeria: a dynamic investigation

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  • Samuel Iweriebor

    (Department of Economics, College of Education, Agbor, Nigeria)

  • Monday I. Egharevba

    (Department of Economics, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria)

  • Abidemi C. Adegboye

    (Department of Economics, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Nigeria)

Abstract

In this study, the effect of public spending on the industrial sector in Nigeria is examined within a dynamic structure. The goal of the study is to present a position in which industrial production could be enhanced by properly channeling public sector spending. Using data covering the period 1980 to 2013, econometric tools are employed to empirically examine the main effects of some public sector spending factors on industrial development. It is found in the study that that public spending has no significant effect on industrial production in the short run. Moreover, government spending has a relatively weak effect on industrial production even in the long run, suggesting a disconnection between public spending and the real sector of the economy. The proper focus for policymakers bent on improving industrial performance in Nigeria, thus, is on the process of fiscal management restructuring, at least in the medium-term.

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  • Samuel Iweriebor & Monday I. Egharevba & Abidemi C. Adegboye, 2015. "Government spending and industrial development in Nigeria: a dynamic investigation," Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics, University of Petrosani, Romania, vol. 15(1), pages 179-190.
    • Handle: RePEc:pet:annals:v:15:y:2015:i:1:p:179-190
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    Keywords

    Government spending; Industrial development; Dynamic analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods

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