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In this paper we use the frequency domain Granger causality test of Breitung/Candelon (2006) to analyse short and long-run causality between energy prices and prices of food commodities. We find that the oil price Granger causes all the considered food prices. However, when controlling for...
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This paper examines the dynamic causal linkages between electricity consumption and economic growth in Nigeria within a … hypothesis, as documented in the literature. The paper urges policy-makers in Nigeria to implement policies which enhance the … to moderate inflation, thus enhancing growth. …
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This paper examined the existence of interaction between domestic energy consumption and exports in Nigeria by using … energy production and utilization is expected to stimulate exports and engender economic growth in Nigeria. …
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This paper investigates the determinants of FDI in Nigeria, which is poor in terms of income but rich in natural … resources. This study is an extension of our earlier work (Dinda 2012). Incorporating emerging trade partners of Nigeria in VECM … this paper re-examine the factors determining FDI inflow to Nigeria in this globalized era. The economic activity of the …
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to raise them, it is necessary to study how these price levels affect to inflation rate and output growth. Oil prices …, inflation and interest rates and Gross Domestic Product historical data are collected for contegration analysis. Forward …
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This paper analyses the impact of oil price shocks on both the GDP growth and on inflation in the economy of Spain and … periods across the sample. Evidence of a diminishing effect of oil price shocks on GDP growth and on inflation is found from … GDP and between 1986 and 1994 and the 2000s for inflation. In the regions, the influence of oil price shocks on the GDP …
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In this study, the analysis was that the capacity of creating inflation depends on oil prices as the one of energy … countries because it is acquired from the limited sources around the world. It causes inflation of importing countries to … exporting countries through oil prices. At the same time, the rises of oil prices causes inflation because it increases the …
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electricity production. Appropriate monetary policies must also be put in place, in order to accommodate potential inflation hikes …
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It is widely debated whether financial speculation was a significant force behind recent food price fluctuations. As a matter of fact, during the 2000s agricultural commodity derivatives markets were flooded by a 'wall of money' coming from financial investors. In agricultural exchanges, the...
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The aim of this paper is to assess empirically whether speculative financial investments have affected wheat price dynamics in recent years. To address this issue we will (1) analyze recent agricultural price dynamics and their drivers (2) outline the process of ‘financialization’ of...
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