THE RELATIVE IMPACT OF OIL AND NON-OIL EXPORTS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1983-2011)
ABSTRACT The study consists of two independent models, gross domestic product (GDP) and investment respectively. The independent variables in the export of oil, non-oil exports, real exchange rate, and inflation rate were modeled to capture their effect on GDP and investment, respectively. The study employed a Log-linear model. Following the empirical results of this study, we observed that non-oil exports did not contribute much to economic growth in Nigeria, but ...
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