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Revisiting the Validity of Phillips Curve in Nigeria: An ARDL Approach

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  • Yakubu EGEDE

    (Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Nigeria)

  • Umaru AMINU

    (Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria)

  • Aminu HAMMA

    (Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Nigeria)

  • Caroline Iyabo ADEMOLA-JOHN

    (University of Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo)

Abstract

It is evident that in Nigeria inflation and unemployment are growing simultaneously and pose a serious question in terms of the validity of the Phillips curve in Nigeria. This study investigates the relationships that exist with respect to inflation and unemployment in Nigeria using data from the CBN statistical bulletin (2020) from 1981 to 2020. The ARDL model (autoregressive distributed lag) was employed in the study. The study revealed an inverse and significant link between inflation and unemployment only in the short run, while a positive, as well as significant relationship, was found that connects inflation and output in Nigeria also in the short run. We, therefore, recommend the need for government to always consider unemployment in formulating policies aimed at achieving price stability. We also recommend that the government adopts labour-intensive techniques of production to reduce costs and, by extension, reduce the prices of goods and services.

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  • Yakubu EGEDE & Umaru AMINU & Aminu HAMMA & Caroline Iyabo ADEMOLA-JOHN, 2023. "Revisiting the Validity of Phillips Curve in Nigeria: An ARDL Approach," Management and Economics Review, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 8(1), pages 24-34, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:merase:v::y:2023:i:1:p:24-34
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    Keywords

    ARDL; Inflation; Output; Unemployment;
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    JEL classification:

    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • P24 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - National Income, Product, and Expenditure; Money; Inflation

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