Providing an Empirical Insight into Nigeria’s Non-acceleration Rate of Unemployment

Richardson Kojo Edeme

Journal of Development Policy and Practice, 2018, vol. 3, issue 2, 179-190

Abstract: Abstract This study was necessary since inflation and unemployment are twin macroeconomic variables that exert influence on the policy decision of any economy. Using time series from 1972 to 2015, the ordinary least-squares method was employed to determine both the short-run and long-run Phillips curve to ascertain if it is evident in Nigeria. The non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU) was also estimated. The results establish the presence of a negative relationship of both inflation and unemployment in the short-run and long-run unemployment, though not significant. Since NAIRU is 11.63, the policy implication is that if the economy was to achieve full employment, an unemployment rate of 11.63 per cent is inevitable.

Keywords: Inflation; unemployment; Phillips curve; NAIRU (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/2455133318777161

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