Working Paper 284 - Growth and Fiscal Consequences of Terrorism in Nigeria

Chuku Chuku, Isip Ima-Abasi and Abang Dominic
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Isip Ima-Abasi: University of Uyo - Nigeria, https://uniuyo.edu.ng/index.php
Abang Dominic: University of Uyo - Nigeria, https://uniuyo.edu.ng/index.php

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Abstract: In spite of government counter-terrorism expenditure and efforts, the incidence of terrorism in Nigeria appears to be rising. This paper examines the growth and fiscal consequences of terrorism in Nigeria by estimating the terrorism–macroeconomy relation using different measures of terror incidence. The results show that terrorism has an economically and statistically significant negative impact on growth; although this impact is considerably small and short-lived, manifesting only after a lag of about three years. Specifically, the cost of terrorism to Nigeria, in terms of lost GDP per annum, is estimated at 0.82 percent. Moreover, there is evidence that terrorism leads to the reallocation of economic activity away from private investment spending to government spending; that is, terrorism crowds out investment at a higher rate than its potential to crowd in government spending. Lastly, terrorism alters the composition of government expenditure—with the defence component of government expenditure rising vis-a-vis other expenditure items. The results are robust to allowing for dynamic interactions between terrorism and macroeconomic aggregates.

Date: 2017-10-04
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