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Var Modelling of Dynamics of Poverty, Unemployment, Literacy and Per Capita Income in Nigeria

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  • Obalade Adefemi Alamu

    (Assistant Lecturer at Ekiti State University, Ado Akiti, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Finance PMB 5363, Ekiti State, Nigeria)

  • Ebiwonjumi Ayooluwade

    (University of Ilorin, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Department of Statistics, PMB 1515, Kwara State, Nigeria)

  • Adaramola Anthony Olugbenga

    (Senior Lecturer at Ekiti State University, Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Finance PMB 5363, Ekiti State, Nigeria)

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Research background: Poverty, unemployment, literacy and per capita income are intertwined. However, there seems to be a disconnect between literacy and good living in Nigeria.

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  • Obalade Adefemi Alamu & Ebiwonjumi Ayooluwade & Adaramola Anthony Olugbenga, 2019. "Var Modelling of Dynamics of Poverty, Unemployment, Literacy and Per Capita Income in Nigeria," Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia, Sciendo, vol. 19(1), pages 73-88, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:foeste:v:19:y:2019:i:1:p:73-88:n:6
    DOI: 10.2478/foli-2019-0006
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    Keywords

    VAR; Poverty; Unemployment; Illiteracy; per capital income;
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    JEL classification:

    • C01 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Econometrics
    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • P43 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Finance; Public Finance

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