Money matters a lot: empirical analysis of financial development, financial inclusion and economic growth in Nigeria

Onyinye Anthony-Orji, Anthony Orji, Jonathan E. Ogbuabor and Lucy C. Uka
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International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 2023, vol. 17, issue 1, 100-117

Abstract: One of the core macroeconomic goals in every economy is the pursuit of growth which relies on an economy's ability to accelerate the accumulation rates of financial, human and physical capital, and effectively enable the access of the entire population to these assets. This study therefore, analysed the impact of financial development and financial inclusion on economic growth in Nigeria from 1981-2019. Adopting the classical linear regression modelling technique, the results showed that financial development and financial inclusion have significant positive impact on economic growth in Nigeria. The study therefore recommended that government should make policies that would enable financial intermediaries mobilise funds more efficiently and also make these funds accessible and affordable to individuals (even at the lowest segments of the society), businesses, as well as other productive sectors of the economy. This is how financial development and financial inclusion will continue to enhance growth in Nigeria.

Keywords: money; financial development; financial inclusion; economic growth; Nigeria. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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