Publications
The Chinese Model Of Infrastructure Development In Africa
Infrastructural development is a key step in providing a competitive business environment for African economies. It provides the backbone for poverty reduction strategies and programmes designed to improve the livelihood…
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Nigeria Economic Review (First Half Report 2014)
Globally, advanced economies showed strong signs of recovery during 2014H1 despite the adverse effect of the severe winter (especially on the United States economy) while economic activities slowed and growth…
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Regional Integration In Africa: Some Recent Developments And Challenges
African countries have been left out of the recent benefits accruing from international trade. For example, they accounted for only 3.2 percent of world trade in 2013 compared to 5…
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Economic Growth And Job Creation (2012 Q3 To 2013 Q4)
This report examines the pattern of economic growth and employment generation in Nigeria based on quarterly data. It also analyzes the quality of job creation, dynamics of output and employment…
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Rethinking Job Creation and Employment Generation Strategies in Nigeria
Recent achievements of robust economic growth accompanied by increasing rates of unemployment present an uncharted paradigm in the history of the Nigerian economy. Despite economic growth averaging 7 percent during…
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Explaining Sectoral and Spatial Variations in Growth Pro-poorness in Nigeria
The link between poverty reduction and growth has for some time been the focus of numerous empirical studies on growth. Recent studies show that the responsiveness of poverty to economic…
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Nigeria-Poland Bilateral Trade: Identifying New Trade Opportunities
This paper examines the bilateral trade relationship between Nigeria andPoland for the period 1995 to 2012. It uses the Decision Support Model (DSM)and the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework (GIFF)…
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Increasing Measles Immunization Coverage In Borno State Nigeria: Some Policy Options
This brief examines two measles immunization programs for children of age 9-23 months in an effort to boost measles immunization coverage in Borno State: free immunization against measles with media…
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Increasing Female School Enrollment In Nigeria: Some Policy Options
This brief examines two policy alternatives which government can adopt in order to increase the enrollment of girls in the primary school and also help eliminate gender disparity in Nigerian…
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Green Economy in Africa: Concerns and Way Forward
The green economy agenda promoted as part of the Rio+20 policy framework is indeed important to Africa for many reasons. With favorable national policies and institutions in place, the opportunities…
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This paper examines employment choice and occupational mobility using data from Ghana in a model that incorporates capital market failure, credit constrained individuals and draw self-employment capital from family asset.
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Analysis Of Bilateral Trade In UEMOA The Implications Of Trade Effects
The paper examines the implications of trade effects in bilateral trade drawing evidence from West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA). It also discusses the importance of political stability to…
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Geographic Potentials, Production Integration And Regional Integration In West Africa
The paper discusses the geographic characteristics of West Africa, the diverse productive activities in each of the geographic location and its implications for regional integration.
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Political Decentralisation And Natural Resource Governance In Nigeria
The paper discusses Natural Resource Control and how it is affected by governance in Nigeria with focus on two oil-producing states. It also examines sub-national accountability in the use of…
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The Role Of Fiscal Policy In Promoting Growth
The paper examines fiscal policy as it influences growth through taxes and service delivery. It also reviews Nigerias experience with fiscal policy as well as challenges to its current system.
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Program Budgeting Analysis On The Nigeria And Heath Education Sectors
This report examines Federal Governments budget, appropriation and implementation in the three main social sectors of the Nigerian economy - Education, Health and Water.
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