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Incentive Structure, Civil Service Efficiency and the Hidden Economy in Nigeria

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  • Mohammed Salisu

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Successive governments in Nigeria have introduced reforms aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the civil service. Still, the service remains inefficient and incapable of reforming itself, let alone the rest of the economy. Corruption has become an endemic feature of public sector activities, with the oil booms and busts distorting the incentive structures of civil servants and other agents in the economy. It is estimated that the 'hidden' economy now comprises the bulk of economic activity.

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  • Mohammed Salisu, 2001. "Incentive Structure, Civil Service Efficiency and the Hidden Economy in Nigeria," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2001-86, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:dp2001-86
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    1. Felicia C. Abada & Charles O. Manasseh & Ifeoma C. Nwakoby & Ngozi Franca Iroegbu & Johnson I. Okoh & Felix C. Alio & Adedoyin I. Lawal & Onyinye J. Asogwa, 2021. "Relationship Between Unemployment Rate and Shadow Economy in Nigeria: A Tado-Yamamoto Approach," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 12(3), pages 271-283, May.

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