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Investigating the Interaction between Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital on Growth: Evidence from Nigeria

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  • Onyeagu Augustina Nkechi
  • Okeiyika Kenechukwu Okezie

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The objectives of this study is to empirically examine the relationship between FDI, HCD and Economic growth in Nigeria and to ascertain the long run sustainability of FDI- induced growth process..Our result show that FDI in Nigeria, has a negatively significant to growth in the long run, meaning that the contribution of FDI in to Nigeria are small in the long run. The negative significant effects of human capital in Nigeria, with overall growth in the long run, suggest that there is shortage of skilled labour in the country. The ECM coefficient is -0.13 and its not significant, meaning that the speed to adjust towards equilibrium is not in moderate condition. The R2 (0.9930) and adjusted R2 (0.9816) is very high and this fulfill the condition of goodness of fit. The F-statistics 86.9792(0.0000) is highly significant at 1% critical level, this show that there is significant relationship between the dependent variable and independent variables. The Normality test show that the residual is normally distributed (Jaqua-Bera statistics = 0.4755(0.7884).We recommend that appropriate policy should be made to improve on the development of human capital in other to benefit more from the presence of foreign investors in to Nigeria.

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  • Onyeagu Augustina Nkechi & Okeiyika Kenechukwu Okezie, 2013. "Investigating the Interaction between Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital on Growth: Evidence from Nigeria," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 3(9), pages 1134-1151.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:aeafrj:v:3:y:2013:i:9:p:1134-1151:id:1076
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    1. KARGI, Bilal, 2014. "Portfolio in Turkish Economy, and A Long Termed Relation Between Foreign Direct Investments and The Growth, and The Structural Breakage Analysis (1980-2012)," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 6(1), pages 70-81.
    2. Yingying Zhang Zhang & Sitaula Deepika & Henry (Hemin) Song, 2023. "International Technology Transfer in Emerging Markets: A Case of Nepal," Working Papers EMS_2023_06, Research Institute, International University of Japan.

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    Human capital; Foreign direct investment.;

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