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Budget Deficits, External Debt And Economic Growth In Nigeria

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  • OSINUBI, T.S.
  • OLALERU, O.E.

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The necessity for governments to borrow in order to finance a deficit budget has led to the development of external debt. This study examines how the use of budget deficits as an instrument of stabilization leads to the accumulation of external debt with the attending effects on growth in Nigeria between 1970 and 2003. By synthesizing a relationship between budget deficits and external debt the study shows the implications on economic growth of conducting a fiscal policy within the contexts of debt stabilization and debt sustainability. The results of the econometric analysis confirm the existence of the debt Laffer curve and the nonlinear effects of external debt on growth in Nigeria. The study concludes that if debt-financed budget deficits are operated in order to stabilize the debt ratio at the optimum sustainable level debt overhang problems would be avoided and the benefits of external borrowing would be maximized.

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  • Osinubi, T.S. & Olaleru, O.E., 2006. "Budget Deficits, External Debt And Economic Growth In Nigeria," Applied Econometrics and International Development, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 6(3).
    • Handle: RePEc:eaa:aeinde:v:6:y:2006:i:3_13
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    1. Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti & Reza Mohammadpour, 2016. "The Effect of External Debt on Real Economic Sector in Selected CESEE Countries," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 18(43), pages 548-548, August.
    2. Angahar, Jacob & Ogwuche, Peter & Olalere, Victor, 2015. "An empirical analysis of the impact of external borrowing on economic performance of Nigeria," MPRA Paper 68108, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Olusola Oyeleke & Monica Orisadare, 2018. "Relative Importance of Public Debts and Money Growth on Inflation in Nigeria," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(7), pages 1-99, July.
    4. Lawal Isola Adedoyin & Bibire Mabel Babalola & Adegbola O. Otekunri & Lawal Isola Adedoyin, 2016. "External Debt and Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria," Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, Danubius University of Galati, issue 12(6), pages 179-194, DECEMBER.
    5. Omotor, Douglason G., 2019. "A Thrifty North and An Impecunious South: Nigeria's External Debt and the Tyranny of Political Economy," MPRA Paper 115292, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 12 Oct 2019.
    6. Olusegun Felix Ayadi & Ladelle M. Hyman & Johnnie Williams & Bettye Desselle, 2018. "How Effective Is Resource Stabilization Fund in a Mono-product Economy?," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 19(4), pages 842-858, August.
    7. Adegboyega Raymond Rahaj, 2020. "Agricultural Financing and Unemployment Rate in Nigeria: A Cointegration Approach," Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 8(1), pages 53-67, October.
    8. Murshed, Muntasir & Nijhum, Nawrin Khan, 2019. "The Fiscal and Current Account Imbalances: An Empirical analysis of the Twin Deficits Hypothesis in Bangladesh," MPRA Paper 97115, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Ekor, Maxwell & Orekoya, Tayo & Musa, Philip & Damisah, Osikwemhe, 2021. "Does external debt impair economic growth in Nigeria?," MPRA Paper 107844, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    10. Adeniyi, Oluwatosin & Adekunle, Wasiu & Orekoya, Samuel, 2018. "Non-linear Relation between External Debt and Economic Growth in Nigeria: Does the Investment Channel Matter?," MPRA Paper 99975, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 07 Apr 2019.

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