FISCAL FEDERALISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Emeka Nkoro Department of Economics, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Author
  • Godly Otto Department of Economics, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52950/ES.2023.12.1.007

Keywords:

Fiscal Federalism, Revenue Decentralization, Expenditure, Economic Development, ARDL Approach

Abstract

This study examined the impact of fiscal federalism on economic development in Nigeria over the period 1981 to 2020 using annual time series. Both revenue and expenditure decentralization were used as measures of fiscal federalism. Analytically, the study employed the autoregressive distributed lag approach. The result reveals that in the long run, revenue and expenditure decentralization have a positive and significant impact on economic development in Nigeria, and many scholars have validated this finding. This finding shows that true fiscal federalism is better captured by both subnational revenue and expenditure decentralization. Given the finding, the study suggests that more fiscal power should be devolved to state and local governments in Nigeria through appropriate legislation.

 

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Received: 1 Feb 2023
Revised: 23 Mar 2023
Accepted: 17 Apr 2023
Published: 1 May 2023

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Published

2023-05-01

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023): International Journal of Economic Sciences

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Copyright (c) 2023 Emeka Nkoro, Godly Otto (Author)

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How to Cite

Nkoro, E., & Otto, G. (2023). FISCAL FEDERALISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS. International Journal of Economic Sciences, 12(1), 127-145. https://doi.org/10.52950/ES.2023.12.1.007
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