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Introduction: Reflections on the Nigerian State, Oil Industry and the Niger Delta
Osagie, Sylvester O.; Ibaba, Idaba S.; Watts, Michael J. - In: Journal of African Development 11 (2009) 2
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010938845
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Growth prospects of oil and gas abundant economies: the Nigerian experience (1970-2000)
Ibrahim, Musa Jega - In: Journal of Economic Studies 35 (2008) May, pp. 170-190
Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the factors behind the slow growth of economies with abundant oil and gas resources, despite the opportunities these resources potentially represent. Design/methodology/approach – The building blocks of standard economic growth models and the implication...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081170
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The SPDC and sustainable development in the Niger Delta
Ibaba, Ibaba Samuel - In: International Journal of Development Issues 7 (2008) July, pp. 41-55
region. Although the SPDC has created wealth for Nigeria, the wealth does not benefit the Niger Delta people due to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081232
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Entrepreneurial implications of Nigeria's oil industry local content policy: Perceptions from the Niger Delta region
Ihua, Ugwushi Bellema; Olabowale, Olatunde Abiodun; … - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 5 (2011) April, pp. 223-241
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efficacy of Nigeria's oil and gas industry local content (LC …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393191
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Inefficient subsidy in Nigerian oil sector; implications for revenue generation and household welfare in Nigeria
Mmadu, Benjamin Anabori; Akan, David Chuks - In: International Journal of Revenue Management 7 (2013) 1, pp. 75-90
Subsidy exists when consumers are assisted by the government to pay less than the prevailing market price of a given commodity. In respect of fuel subsidy, it means that consumers would pay below the market price per litre of petroleum product. This paper is aim at analysing the effects of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669598
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Domestic fuel price and the Nigerian macroeconomy
Nwosa, Philip Ifeakachukwu - In: African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 1 (2012) 4, pp. 353-365
Nigeria for the period spanning 1986 to 2011. The study adopted both a vector auto-regressive (VAR) and a vector error …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010670313
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Forging peaceful relationships between oil-companies and host-communities in Nigeria's Delta region: A stakeholder's perspective to corporate social responsibility
Ako, Rhuks Temitope; Obokoh, Lawrence Ogechukwu; … - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 3 (2009) June, pp. 205-216
of oil-multinationals by the host-communities in which they operate in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region. It also suggests … paper usefully points out that the Niger Delta region that hosts Nigeria's oil upstream sector has been enmeshed in violent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479395
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Oil price shocks and stock market behaviour in Nigeria
Babatunde, Musibau Adetunji; Adenikinju, Olayinka; … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 2, pp. 180-202
Nigeria stock market. Design/methodology/approach – The paper applied the multivariate vector auto-regression that employed … and oil price shocks in Nigeria. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684933
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CHURCHES AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS FACILITATOR OF MONEY LAUNDERING: THE CASE OF NIGERIA
KINGSTON, Kato Gogo - In: Journal of Advanced Research in Law and Economics II (2011) 2, pp. 136-142
preserved. Many countries including Nigeria have enacted laws against money laundering; drugs trafficking; and, corruption. The … hypothesize that money laundering in Nigeria is enhanced by the proliferation of churches and private educational institutions by …, corruption are the propelling factors. The study suggests that private schools and churches in Nigeria are facilitating money …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010547594
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Public Debt Reduction in Advanced Countries and Its Impact on Emerging Countries
Farmer, Karl; Schelnast, Matthias - In: International Advances in Economic Research 19 (2013) 2, pp. 167-188
Financial crises accompanied by banking crises often entail heavy fiscal legacies. For the U.S., for example, the gross government debt to GDP ratio exceeded 100 % in 2012. Due to the unsustainability of public debt, both in the U.S. and in other advanced countries, moves towards a substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010989365