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Addressing Balance of Payment Disequilibrium Through Non-Oil Export and Exchange Rate Stability in Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation

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  • Agu Christian
  • Obodoechi Divine Ndubuisi
  • Nebo Ifeanyi Kennedy

    (Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria)

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This study investigates the impact of non-oil export on the Nigeria balance of payment between 1981 and 2020. To achieve the broad objective, two specific objectives were set out, viz: investigate the impact of non-oil export on the Nigeria balance of payment; and examine the level of impact of exchange rate volatility on balance of payment in Nigeria. Using the Autoregressive Distributed Lagged (ARDL) and Error Correction Model (ECM), the findings of the study show that non-oil exports have had a strong positive impact on Nigeria’s balance of payment within the period under study both in the short and long-run. It shows that a percentage increase in non-oil export increases the balance of payment (surplus) by 31.47 % in the long-run. However, exchange rate was shown to have had a negative blow on Nigeria’s balance of payment, though not statistically significant. The study therefore recommend among others that, for Nigeria to enjoy a surplus balance of payment, which is one of her major macroeconomic goals, there is the need to shift attention to the non-oil sector which has always been the main source of her foreign exchange earnings prior to the discovery of crude oil.

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  • Agu Christian & Obodoechi Divine Ndubuisi & Nebo Ifeanyi Kennedy, 2023. "Addressing Balance of Payment Disequilibrium Through Non-Oil Export and Exchange Rate Stability in Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation," Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter, vol. 14(1), pages 147-169, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:globdv:v:14:y:2023:i:1:p:147-169:n:6
    DOI: 10.1515/jgd-2022-0026
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    Keywords

    ARDL; balance of payment; ECM; exchange rate; non-oil export;
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    JEL classification:

    • B27 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - International Trade and Finance
    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • F01 - International Economics - - General - - - Global Outlook
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • L70 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - General

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