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Effect of Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Nigeria

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This study examined the influence of foreign direct investment and exchange rate on economic growth in Nigeria from 1971 to 2013. The study employed trend lines and percentage to analysis the influence of both FDI and exchange rate on the economic growth of the country. From the analysis, this study found that exchange rate exerts most influence on economic growth than FDI in Nigeria.

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  • Victoria S, Kenny, 2019. "Effect of Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Nigeria," MPRA Paper 92873, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Foreign direct investment; exchange rate and growth;

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    • E00 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General - - - General

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