Alleviating Poverty in Nigeria: Keynesian Vs Monetary Theory of Poverty

Maku Olukayode Emmanuel (), Tella Afeez Taiwo () and Fagbohun Akinola Christopher ()
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Maku Olukayode Emmanuel: Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria
Tella Afeez Taiwo: Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Fagbohun Akinola Christopher: Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lead City University, Nigeria

Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad – Economics Series, 2020, vol. 30, issue 1, 103-120

Abstract: This study comparatively investigates the impacts of fiscal and monetary policies on poverty in Nigeria from 1986 to 2018. Using the Ordinary Least Square and Standardized or Beta Coefficient approach, we found that the Nigerian political system plays a vital role on a large number of its citizens living in extreme poverty. Other factors identified as the likely causes of poverty are insurgencies, terrorism, and low productivity among others. Also, monetary policy is more important in alleviating poverty than the fiscal policy which favored the monetary school arguments. Specifically, monetary measures like exchange rate and interest rate are more significant in alleviating poverty far more than inflation rate while fiscal measures proxy with government recurrent expenditure plays a more vital role in alleviating poverty in Nigeria than others like government capital expenditure and government recurrent expenditure. The study recommended that in the case of monetary measures, there is a need for Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria, to shift their attention towards key monetary policy measures like interest rate and exchange rate compare to other monetary measures.

Keywords: Fiscal policy; monetary policy; poverty; and poverty alleviation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E12 E52 H50 I30 O23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.2478/sues-2020-0007

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