West African Financial and Economic Review (WAFER)

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Volume 19, issue 2, 2019

FOREIGN AID AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ECOWAS COUNTRIES: DO MACROECONOMIC POLICY ENVIROMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY MATTER? pp. 1-32

Hassan O. Ozekhome

DETERMINANTS OF FDI INFLOWS TO NIGERIA: DOES CRIME RATE MATTER? pp. 33-60

Oziengbe Scott Aigheyisi

MONETARY POLICY EFFECTIVENESS IN AFRICA: DOES TRADE OPENNESS MATTER? pp. 61-82

Ekpeno L. Effiong, Akpan H. Ekpo and Alvin G. Johnson

CREDIT MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LIBERIA: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION pp. 83-104

Michael D. Titoe and Mussah A. Kamara

VOLATILITY SPILLOVERS BETWEEN OIL AND STOCK MARKETS: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA pp. 105-136

Moses K. Tule, J.S. Akuns, L.R. Balakeffi, C.C. Chiemeke and Abdulsalam S.a

Optimal Capital Accumulation And Balanced Growth Paths In An Exogenous Growth Setting For Nigeria (2017-2030): DGE Framework pp. 137-162

Ernest Simeon O. Odior

Economic Growth And Emissions: Testing The Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis For ECOWAS Countries pp. 163-168

Douglason G. Omotor

Volume 19, issue 1, 2019

FISCAL DEFICIT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE WEST AFRICAN MONETARY ZONE, AN EMPIRICAL RE-EXAMINATION pp. 1-34

Kenneth Onye and Emmanuel Onwioduoiki

Remittances, Capital Flight And Poverty: Empirical Evidence From ECOWAS Countries pp. 35-68

Lionel Effiom and Samuel Edet Etim

RICARDIAN EQUIVALENCE HYPOTHESIS IN NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION pp. 69-92

Milton A. Iyoha and Nosakhare Liberty Arodoye

Tax Performance, Institutions And Economic Integration In ECOWAS pp. 93-116

Abidemi C. Adegboye, Roland I. Irughe and Nosakhare L. Arodoye

IMPACT OF PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION ON INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN NIGERIA pp. 117-144

Patricia A. Adamu and Blessing O. Oligbi

ARE TRADE OPENNESS AND INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY IMPORTANT FOR FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT? pp. 145-174

Taiwo Akinlo, Olaleka Charles Okunola and Michael Oluwaseun Olomu

POST NON-FINANCIAL HORIZONTAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA: ANY SPILL OVER EFFECT? pp. 175-212

Mfon N. U. Akpan, Aik Nai Chiek and Wong Hong Chau

Volume 18, issue 2, 2018

THE IMPACT OF CORRUPTION AND FISCAL COUNCILS ON BUDGET TRANSPARENCY pp. 1-14

Rita O. Koyame-Marsh and Momodou K. Dibba

DOES A CASE EXIST FOR A MULTIPLE MONETARY TARGETS IN NIGERIA? pp. 15-48

Ladi R. Bala-Keffi, Moses O. Oduh and Chidi C. Ihediwa

Factors Affecting Export Diversification In ECOWAS Sub-Region pp. 49-70

Oziengbe Scott Aigheyisi

INFLATION, INFLATION VOLATILITY AND CAPITAL ACCUMULATION IN NIGERIA: IS THE VARIABILITY OF INFLATION MORE PROBLEMATIC? pp. 71-98

Hassan. O. Ozekhome

NIGERIA’S SYSTEM WIDE LIQUIDITY CONDITIONS INDEX: ESTIMATION AND FORECAST pp. 99-128

Tule Moses K, Okafor Peter N, Ajilore Olubanjo T, Udoh Elijah, Oduyemi Adebayo O, Olaoye Oyebanji J and Ihediwa Chidi C

POLICY REFORM AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING SECTOR pp. 129-150

Olele Hilda Enoh

THE EFFECT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE INTERVENTION ON THE MONEY SUPPLY OF THE LIBERIAN DOLLAR (2006-2015): AN AUTOREGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG (ARDL) MODELING APPROACH pp. 151-172

Mounir Siaplay, Jefferson S.N. Kambo and John M. Collins

Volume 18, issue 1, 2018

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE OIL SHOCKS-STOCK RETURNS RELATIONSHIP: A SECTORAL DISAGGREGATION FOR NIGERIA pp. 1-26

Terver Kumeka, Oluwatosin Adeniyi and Samuel Orekoya

Exchange Rate Dynamics And Stock Market Performance In Nigeria: Evidence From A Nonlinear ARDL Approach pp. 27-46

Mutiu A. Oyinlola and Tirimisiyu Oloko

INSTITUTIONS, HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN SELECTED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA COUNTRIES pp. 47-77

Abidemi C. Adegboye and Tope R. Oziegbe

A-RECONSIDERATION OF OKUN’S LAW: AN APPLICATION OF SYMMETRIC AND ASYMMETRIC APPROACHES ON NIGERIAN DATA pp. 79-108

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Aminu Alarudeen

‘LITTLE THINGS’ THAT MATTER TO BANK CUSTOMER LOYALTY IN WEST AFRICA: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA pp. 109-130

Success Osamede Abusomwan

SOURCES OF PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING INDUSTRY pp. 131-150

Hilda E. Olele, Douglason G. Omotor and Christopher O.orubu

COINTEGRATION AND GRANGER-CAUSALITY BETWEEN EXPORTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA pp. 151-160

Victor Ukpolo

Volume 17, issue 2, 2017

FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICY MANAGEMENT DURING RECESSION AND EXCHANGE RATE CRISES pp. 1-22

Akpan H. Ekpo

ASYMMETRIC EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE ON NIGERIA'S TRADE BALANCE: A NON-LINEAR AUTOREGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG (NARDL) APPROACH pp. 23-44

Obianuju Ogochukwu Nnadozie

DOES CAPITAL ACCOUNT LIBERALIZATION SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN WAMZ COUNTRIES? pp. 45-72

Hassan O. Ozekhome

TRADE AND UNEMPLOYMENT: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA pp. 73-94

Obianuju Ogochukwu Nnadozie and Rotimi Joshua

THE IMPACT OF FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICIES ON UNEMPLOYEMENT IN NIGERIA pp. 95-118

Oziengbe Scott Aigheyisi

THE EFFECT OF CORRUPTION ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN WEST AFRICAN SUB-REGION pp. 119-140

Lotanna Ernest Emediegwu and Samson Edo

AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF BALANCE OF PAYMENT DISEQUILIBRIUM IN ECOWAS COUNTRIES: A MONETARY APPROACH pp. 141-159

Joshua A. Rotimi and Mohammed Nuhu

Volume 16, issue 1, 2017

MONEY, GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT IN ECOWAS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION pp. 1-22

Akpan H. Ekpo and Jimoh O. Saka

CHINA-AFRICA TRADE RELATIONS: GROWTH IMPLICATIONS FOR ECOWAS COUNTRIES pp. 23-44

Leonard Nosa Aisien, Sam Guobadia and Milton A. Iyoha

ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFECT AND MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF INTEREST RATE SPREAD IN NIGERIA pp. 45-70

Oziengbe Scott Aigheyisi

GDP REBASING AND IMPLICATIONS FOR MONETARY FOR MONETARY POLICY IN NIGERIA pp. 71-88

Moses K. Tule, Peter N. Okafor, Taiwo O. Ajilore, Udoma J. Afangideh and Elijah A. P. Udoh

FINANCIAL POLICY AND MONETARY POLICY IN NIGERIA: A TEST OF THE HYPOTHESIS OF FINANCIAL DOMINANCE pp. 89-116

Tule M. K and Udoh E. A. P

MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES AND DYNAMICS OF STOCK PRICES IN NIGERIA: AN EVIDENCE FROM THE NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET pp. 117-138

Osamede Success Abusomwam

CURRENCY SUBSTITUTION (CS) AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM VECTOR AUTOREGRESSIVE (VAR) METHOD pp. 139-168

P. K. Osemwengie, S. A. Oseme and J. O. Iseghohi

Volume 15, issue 2, 2016

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION FOR SELF-RELIANCE IN NIGERIA pp. 1-22

Akpan H. Ekpo

DOES FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM INFLUENCE INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA? pp. 23-50

Frank Iyekoretin Ogbeide and Sunday Osahon Igbinedion

COLLUSIVE OLIGOPOLY IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING SECTOR: EVIDENCE AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS pp. 51-80

Moses K. Tule, David E. Omoregie, Joseph O.B. Tawose, Godfrey C. Uzonwanne and Adegoke I. Adeleke

TAX STRUCTURE, GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN NIGERIA pp. 81-102

N.L. Arodoye and A. C. Adegboye

THE EFFECT OF NON-OIL FDI ON NON-OIL EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS pp. 103-134

Hassan Ebhozele Oaikhenan and Oziengbe Scott Aigheyisi

FINANCIAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA pp. 135-152

Festus. O. Egwaikhide, Olusegun Omisakin, Abimbola Oyinlola and Oluwatosin Adeniyi

NIGERIA'S EXTERNAL DEBT OVERHANG: AN ECONOMETRIC INVESTIGATION pp. 153-180

Milton Iyoha, Clement Atewe Ighodaro and Blessing Ofigbi

FISCAL MANAGEMENT AND MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA pp. 181-210

Hassan O. Ozekhome