Foreign Debt Management and the Development of Nigeria Economy

Mayowa Gabriel Ajao () and Aigbedo Omorose Ogiemudia
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Mayowa Gabriel Ajao: Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria
Aigbedo Omorose Ogiemudia: Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria

Review of Economics & Finance, 2013, vol. 3, 99-109

Abstract: This study reviews the effect of foreign debt management on sustainable economic development with specific emphasis on Nigeria over the period of 1979?2009. Data analysis shows that access to external finances strongly influence the economic development process of Nigeria and other nations. The ordinary least square multiple regression analytical method is use to examine the relationship between external debt management and economic development, while error correction model (ECM) is use to determine the long-run and short run dynamics among the relevant variables. The empirical result shows that there is a significant relationship between external debt and economic development in Nigeria, external debt stock contributes significantly to Nigeria GDP while debt servicing had a negative but insignificant impact on Nigeria GDP. The results also reveal that external debt stock and debt servicing had a mix delay effect on the Nigerian economy. Debt can only be productive if well managed in an environment with sound macroeconomic policies which is an important prerequisite for the development of an economy.

Keywords: Debt management; Economic development; ECM; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 F34 O11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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