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Assessment of the Impact of External Borrowing on the Economic Growth of the Developing Countries - Nigerian Experience

Asian Business Research

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Title Assessment of the Impact of External Borrowing on the Economic Growth of the Developing Countries - Nigerian Experience
 
Creator Akinwunmi, Adeboye Akanni
Adekoya, Rosemary Bukola
 
Description This paper examines the impact of foreign borrowing on the economic growth of the developing nations using Nigeria as a case study. Time series data from 1985 and 2015 were sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin and other related journals. Data sourced were analyzed using Durbin Watson auto correlation to test for the reliability of the data and diagnostic tests such as unit root test (Augmented Dickey Fuller) and Johansen co-integration to test for the non-stationary of the data and long run relationship between the dependent and independent variables. OLS multiple regressions were used as estimation technique to test for the relationship between the explanatory variables and economic growth. The study revealed that there is significant relationship between economic growth, exports, capital investment and debt service payment but external debt and exchange rate have a significant inverse relationship with economic growth. The study concludes that, capital investment, exports and debt service payment have impact on economic growth but external debt and exchange rate do not. Therefore, the study recommends that, purpose of borrowing should be considered important while channeling the borrowed funds and efficient utilization of the funds to solve the purpose by which it was acquired will go a long way to impact growth on the economy of the country.
 
Publisher July Press Pte. Ltd.
 
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Date 2018-02-26
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://journal.julypress.com/index.php/abr/article/view/331
10.20849/abr.v3i1.331
 
Source Asian Business Research; Vol 3, No 1 (2018); p29
2424-8983
2424-8479
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://journal.julypress.com/index.php/abr/article/view/331/260
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2018 Adeboye Akanni Akinwunmi, Rosemary Bukola Adekoya
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