Publications
Benefit Incidence Analysis Of Education And Health Spending In Nigeria
This brief examines the beneficiaries of government expenditure in the social sectors of education and health, and answers the question of equity in the provision of social services among different…
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Rising Inflation: Will The MPC Raise The Policy Rate Or Support Economic Growth
This brief examines global and domestic developments in Nigeria as well as the effect of slowdown in economic growth of key oil consuming nations on the Nigerian economy.
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Nigerias Budget For 2012: Inclusive Growth And Job Creation
This brief examines Budget 2012 and highlights key structural and institutional challenges that have been militating against the achievement of inclusive growth and employment generation as listed in the budget.
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Program Budget Analysis Of Nigeria’s Federal Government Expenditure in the Education And Health Sectors
This brief aims to deepen stakeholders understanding of the sources of funding and how money is allocated to and spent in the social sectors of health and education, which are…
Download ↓ Read →Transparency Deficits In The Disclosure Of Oil Sector Information In Nigeria
This brief examines the challenges in the discharge of statutory transparency roles by strategic regulatory institutions in the oil sector and also identifies policy interventions to improve access to information…
Download ↓ Read →Testing The Impact Of Foreign Aid And Aid Uncertainty On Private Investment In West Africa
The paper examines the impact of foreign aid on private investment in West Africa and whether multilateral and bilateral aid affects private investment differently.
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Implementing The Fiscal Responsibility Act At The State Level In Nigeria
Fiscal responsibility acts have become increasingly common tools to enhance fiscal prudence and public expenditure transparency in many countries. In Nigeria, fiscal profligacy at the sub-national level has emerged as…
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Foreign Aid And The Real Exchange Rate In The West African Economic And Monetary Union
This paper examines the relationship between foreign aid and the real exchange rate to determine how the competitiveness of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) is affected by…
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Should Nigeria Establish A Sovereign Wealth Fund?
This paper explores the issues relating to the establishment of a Sovereign WealthFund (SWF) in Nigeria consistent with best practices. Experience with established SWFssuggests that successful oil- based funds tend…
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Issues In Fiscal Policy Management Under The Economic Reforms
This paper was produced as part of a larger project which was jointly financed by the UKDepartment for International Development in Nigeria (through its Policy and Knowledge facility)and the Research…
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