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Entrepreneurs and landlords of Northern Nigeria in the fight for political power: On the social ascent of the indigenous economic elite in the Nigerian Emirates
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1978
independence during the past two decades in the North, compared with other parts of Nigeria. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789883
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Social Development – A Multidimensional Approach To Social Development Analysis. Country Level Evidence for Year 2011
Lechman, Ewa - 2014
The study investigates disparities in social development in 144 countries worldwide. In the paper we aim to investigate cross-country differences in social development level in year 2011, as well as to estimate inequalities on the field. Secondly, we assess relative social development level...
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Is “economic freedom” strictly free market capitalism? A decompositional analysis of the Economic Freedom of the World index
Cohen, Joseph N - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The Frasier Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World is often taken as a metric of market capitalism. This paper argues that the index is an amalgam of measures capturing free markets and good governance, and analysts should remain cognizant of this conceptual conflation when using the index...
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The impacts of the food, fuel and financial crises on households in Nigeria. A retrospective approach for research enquiry
Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel; Chiripanhura, Blessing - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Nigeria. It uses primary household level data from Nigeria to analyse the impacts of induced price variability on household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259267
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Households Expenditure Pattern On Beef And Chicken Of Selected Households In Akoko South-West LGA Of Ondo State
Alimi, Santos R. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This study examined the expenditure pattern of beef and chicken by individual households in Akoko South-West of Ondo State. The study was designed to estimate the monthly expenditure on beef and chicken; evaluate the influence of household income and household size on expenditure as well as...
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Do reticent managers lie during firm surveys?
Clarke, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
evidence consistent with the idea that reticent managers lie. First, it shows that reticent managers in Nigeria report that … is, reticent managers in Nigeria report paying higher wages but they are not doing so. …
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Exchange Rate Volatility and the extent of Currency Substitution in Nigeria
Yinusa, D. Olalekan; Akinlo, A.E. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This study tests for the existence of currency substitution and attempts to gauge its magnitude in Nigeria. The … Nigeria and the ratio of deposits denominated in foreign currency in the domestic banking system to deposits denominated in … banking system in Nigeria. A major factor driving this process was exchange rate volatility especially real parallel market …
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A DEA Analysis of Bank Performance in Nigeria
Muhammad, Tanko - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The recent effort by the Nigerian Central Bank to merge banks, sorely with the aim of increasing shareholders confidence and improved performance, triggered this study. Therefore, the paper measures and decomposes efficiency using the non-parametric approach popularly known as Data Envelopment...
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Stock Price Response to Earnings Announcements: Evidence from the Nigerian Stock Market
Afego, Pyemo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper examines the stock market reaction to annual earnings information releases using data on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Using the event study method, the speed of reaction of the market to annual earnings information releases for a sample of 16 firms listed on the exchange is tested....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009328134
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Lying about firm performance: Evidence from a survey in Nigeria
Clarke, George - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
It is difficult to be sure that managers in developing countries report financial information accurately and truthfully during firm surveys. The most common concern is that managers might under-report performance to avoid attracting attention from the tax authorities or corrupt bureaucrats....
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