This paper brings together several important strands of the econometrics literature: errorcorrection, cointegration and dynamic factor models. It introduces the Factor-augmented Error Correction Model (FECM), where the factors estimated from a large set of variables in levels are jointly...

This paper examines the role of money supply in determining unemployment rate in Nigeria. We employ a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) model to examine the pass-through effect of the growth in money supply into unemployment rate using time series data over the period 1985 - 2015....

This study seeks to examine the stability of the Phillips Curve in Nigeria, as well as to ascertain the applicability of the popular Lucas Critique to the Phillips Curve in Nigeria. Using quarterly data from 1990Q1 to 2018Q3, the model is estimated with robust OLS that accounts for possible...

Money market and economic growth nexus has been debated in the literature. This paper therefore re-examines money market impact on economic growth in Nigeria using quarterly data from 2000Q1 to 2018Q4. It utilised the structural vector autoregressive (SVAR) model framework to generate the...

This study examines the length of transmission lag from monetary policy rate and money supply to inflation in Nigeria between the periods of January 2007 to March 2018. Using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model, the study reveals that changes in MPR does not transmit instantly to...

This study examines the length of transmission lag from monetary policy rate and money supply to inflation in Nigeria between the periods of January 2007 to March 2018. Using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model, the study reveals that changes in MPR does not transmit instantly to...

This study evaluates the economic impact of the proposed COMESA-SADC-EAC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) on 26 African countries. It uses the global trade analysis project (GTAP) computable general equilibrium (CGE) model and database to measure the static effects of the establishment of the...

International aid has an ambiguous effect on the macro-economy of the recipient country. To the extent that aid raises consumer expenditure, there will be some real exchange rate appreciation and a shift of resources away from traded goods production and into non-traded goods production....

Are there still significant common macroeconomic fluctuations between Nigeria and its industrial trade partners, even with the increased growth performance and resilience of emerging market and developing economies to developments originating from advanced economies in recent years? This paper...

Workers' remittance is a major source of foreign exchange earnings and plays an important role in the economy of Bangladesh. It accounts for 12% of GDP in 2010. This paper examines with annual data for 1971–2008, whether the flow of remittances is contributing positively to the development of...