ECONOMICS PROJECT TOPICS

A COMPOSITE LOGISTIC REGRESSION APPROACH FOR ORDINAL PANEL DATA REGRESSION Abstract We propose in this article a Composite Logistic Regression (CLR) approach for ordinal panel data regression. The new method transforms the original ordinal regression problem into a number of…

DEVELOPMENT COMPARATIVE APPROACH TO CAPITAL FLIGHT: THE CASE OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, 1970-2002 ABSTRACT Capital flight from developing countries represents a lost potential for economic growth and development. In the contemporary literature of development economics, there has…

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RECENT EXPORT PERFORMANCES ABSTRACT In the ranking of the largest economies of the world measured by their gross domestic products in terms of 1995 constant US$, China and India stood at the 19th and 20th positions in 1980…

ESSAYS ON OPEN ECONOMY, INFLATION, AND LABOUR MARKETS ABSTRACT In these last years there has been an increasing literature developing DSGE Open Economy Models with market imperfections and nominal rigidities. It is the so called”New Open Economy Macroeconomics”. Up to…

AN ASSESSMENT OF GLOBALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 1.1      Background of the study The A brief look at Nigeria today one can find out that we like fashion and everything new in Nigeria, the spirit that greeted the issue of globalization at…

THE ROLES OF REVENUE MOBILIZATION IN ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS The problems are as follows: Social disinterest: In contribution of the up-keeping of the government. It is said to find top functionaries of government and well placed people…

THE EFFECT OF FLUCTUATING FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE ON NIGERIA CURRENCY ABSTRACT The currency of a nation is made to appreciate. Is this appreciation made at the expense of the foreign market determinant? Or is it as a result of the…

MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICES AS EFFICIENT TOOLS FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY WITH SPECIFIC TO CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (AWKA-BRANCH) 1.0     INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The need for the monetary and fiscal policies had always existed, though not really recognized…

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRENEURSHIP IN A DEPRESSED ECONOMY               INTRODUCTION 1.1      BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In a depressed country like ours, global development is entering a phase where entrepreneurship will increasingly play a more important…

THE EFFECT OF COCOA FARMING ON THE ECONOMY OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Cocoa farming has really contributed to most of the agricultural sectors in Nigeria. As we all know; agriculture has done a lot…

INVESTIGATION ON THE STUDY OF FINANCIAL MELTDOWN AND THE REFORMS IN THE NIGERIAN BANKING SECTOR CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION As the International Monetary Fund, IMF observed, the extent and severity of the crisis that began with the bursting of the…

THE IMPACT OF MICROFINANCE BANK ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It would be observed that, despite the presumed developments in the Nigerian economy, the country is still largely being regarded as a developing…

IMPACT OF SHARIAH GOVERNANCE ON CBN GUIDELINES ON NON INTEREST BANKING BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The most recent and significant development in the banking industry is the emergence of Islamic Banking System and Interest-Free Banks (IFBs) in Nigeria through the…

IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The current global economic meltdown which started in late 2007 was as a result of a liquidity shortfall in the United States banking…

THE CHALLENGES OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS AND NIGERIA’S FINANCIAL MARKETS’ STABILITY Abstract The global economic crisis, which erupted with the meltdown of the United States subprime mortgage market in 2007, has been described as the severest since the Great…

AN APPRAISAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF PERSONAL INCOME TAXATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In developed and developing countries there are wide range of taxes and levies that affect individuals and companies, citizens and foreigners, manufacturers and…

BIODIESEL AS A RENEWABLE SOURCE OF POWER Abstract Corn can be harvested to produce ethanol. Credit: Warren GretzUnlike other renewable energy sources, biomass can be converted directly into liquid fuels – biofuels – for our transportation needs (cars, trucks, buses,…

BIODIESEL AS A RENEWABLE SOURCE OF POWER Abstract Corn can be harvested to produce ethanol. Credit: Warren GretzUnlike other renewable energy sources, biomass can be converted directly into liquid fuels – biofuels – for our transportation needs (cars, trucks, buses,…

AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF EXPENDITURE CONTROL MEASURES IN GOVERNMENT OWNED AND PRIVATE HOSPITAL ABSTRACT This research work on A Comparative Study of Expenditure Controls method in Government and private Hospitals is aimed at studying and analysing the different methods of…

AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF STOCK MARKET ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (1986-2013) ABSTRACT A major engine of economic growth and development of any nation is the stock market. It impacts positively on the economy by providing financial…