Using time series data, this study investigated the effect of aggregated and disaggregated public spending on economic growth in Nigeria during the period 1980 – 2015. Time series data such as aggregated expenditure proxy by total federal government expenditure (TFGE), disaggregated expenditure proxy by recurrent expenditure (REXP) and capital expenditure (CEXP,) and economic growth proxy by GDP were obtained from central bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin. Error Correction Model (ECM) was used to estimate the model. The result of the finding revealed that the total federal government expenditure (TFGE) and capital expenditure (CEXP) exerts positive and significant influences on GDP while recurrent expenditure (REXP) has a positive and insignificant influence on GDP. This implies that the higher the public spending, the higher the GDP. The researchers therefore, recommend that for sustainable Economic Growth (GDP), federal government should increase capital expenditure by allocating more funds to the productive sector of the economy. More so, the positive contributions of public spending to economic growth necessitate the continued use of fiscal policy instruments to pursue macroeconomic objectives in Nigeria.
The main focus of this study is to investigate the impact of expansion in economic growth on
government expenditure in Nigeria covering the periods 1970 to 2012. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was
used as a proxy for economic growth, and the GDP time series was decomposed using the partial sum approach
in order to achieve asymmetry in the variable. The asymmetric ARDL estimation technique was appropriately
employed in this study. The findings of this study revealed that expansion in economic growth has significant
impact on government expenditure in Nigeria. The study further provided evidence of long-run causality from
boom/expansion in economic growth to government expenditure in Nigeria but could not support any evidence
of short-run causality. The researcher recommended among others, that Governments in Nigeria should give
more impetus to policies that will guarantee sustainable economic growth.
Government Expenditure and Economic Growth Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Nig...iosrjce
This study has examined the impact of public expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria using time
series data for the period 1970-2012. Secondary data were sourced from the CBN, NBS, journals, text books
etc. The adopted model was fitted with three variables: real GDP, capital and recurrent expenditure. The tools
of analysis were the ADF unit root test and ordinary least square multiple regression accompanied by pairwise
Granger causality test. The major objective of this study is to analyse the impact as well as direction of
causality between the fiscal variables and economic growth. All the variables included in the model are
stationary at level. Empirical findings from the study show that there is positive and insignificant relationship
between capital expenditure and economic growth while recurrent expenditure had a significant positive impact
on economic growth. Also, Granger causality test demonstrates a unidirectional causality running from the
fiscal variables to economic growth in validation of the Keynesian theory. Consequently, the study
recommended more allocation of resources for recurrent purposes as well; government should establish the
body that will monitor contract awarding process of capital projects closely, to guard against over estimation of
project cost and stealing of public funds.
Abstract: The paper examines the impact of public sectoral expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1981-2013. It was observed that the growth of government expenditure has not fully felt by the economy. The econometric methodology employed is the ARDL model and results show that while the impact of government expenditure on administration and debt servicing were positive on economic growth in the long and short run, expenditure on economic and social sectors has negative impact. We argue that this may not be unconnected with the high level of corruption prevalent in the public sector where funds that are meant for provision or maintenance of social-economic activities like agriculture, roads, transportations, schools and hospitals are diverted for personal use. The CUSUM and CUSUMSQ test show the model is stable as neither of them cross the 5% boundary. The paper recommended that government should increase expenditure to the social and economic sectors while debts or debt servicing should be reduced. Also, corruption so prevalent in the public sector must be minimized if cannot be eradicated.
KEY TAKE AWAYS
Objectives
Definition
Basic macroeconomic concepts
Types of Macro economic Policy
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Comparison between Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Features of Macroeconomic Policy
Effect of Macro economic Policy
Importance of Macroeconomic Policy
Weakness of Macroeconomics Policy
Conclusion
Using time series data, this study investigated the effect of aggregated and disaggregated public spending on economic growth in Nigeria during the period 1980 – 2015. Time series data such as aggregated expenditure proxy by total federal government expenditure (TFGE), disaggregated expenditure proxy by recurrent expenditure (REXP) and capital expenditure (CEXP,) and economic growth proxy by GDP were obtained from central bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin. Error Correction Model (ECM) was used to estimate the model. The result of the finding revealed that the total federal government expenditure (TFGE) and capital expenditure (CEXP) exerts positive and significant influences on GDP while recurrent expenditure (REXP) has a positive and insignificant influence on GDP. This implies that the higher the public spending, the higher the GDP. The researchers therefore, recommend that for sustainable Economic Growth (GDP), federal government should increase capital expenditure by allocating more funds to the productive sector of the economy. More so, the positive contributions of public spending to economic growth necessitate the continued use of fiscal policy instruments to pursue macroeconomic objectives in Nigeria.
The main focus of this study is to investigate the impact of expansion in economic growth on
government expenditure in Nigeria covering the periods 1970 to 2012. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was
used as a proxy for economic growth, and the GDP time series was decomposed using the partial sum approach
in order to achieve asymmetry in the variable. The asymmetric ARDL estimation technique was appropriately
employed in this study. The findings of this study revealed that expansion in economic growth has significant
impact on government expenditure in Nigeria. The study further provided evidence of long-run causality from
boom/expansion in economic growth to government expenditure in Nigeria but could not support any evidence
of short-run causality. The researcher recommended among others, that Governments in Nigeria should give
more impetus to policies that will guarantee sustainable economic growth.
Government Expenditure and Economic Growth Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Nig...iosrjce
This study has examined the impact of public expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria using time
series data for the period 1970-2012. Secondary data were sourced from the CBN, NBS, journals, text books
etc. The adopted model was fitted with three variables: real GDP, capital and recurrent expenditure. The tools
of analysis were the ADF unit root test and ordinary least square multiple regression accompanied by pairwise
Granger causality test. The major objective of this study is to analyse the impact as well as direction of
causality between the fiscal variables and economic growth. All the variables included in the model are
stationary at level. Empirical findings from the study show that there is positive and insignificant relationship
between capital expenditure and economic growth while recurrent expenditure had a significant positive impact
on economic growth. Also, Granger causality test demonstrates a unidirectional causality running from the
fiscal variables to economic growth in validation of the Keynesian theory. Consequently, the study
recommended more allocation of resources for recurrent purposes as well; government should establish the
body that will monitor contract awarding process of capital projects closely, to guard against over estimation of
project cost and stealing of public funds.
Abstract: The paper examines the impact of public sectoral expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1981-2013. It was observed that the growth of government expenditure has not fully felt by the economy. The econometric methodology employed is the ARDL model and results show that while the impact of government expenditure on administration and debt servicing were positive on economic growth in the long and short run, expenditure on economic and social sectors has negative impact. We argue that this may not be unconnected with the high level of corruption prevalent in the public sector where funds that are meant for provision or maintenance of social-economic activities like agriculture, roads, transportations, schools and hospitals are diverted for personal use. The CUSUM and CUSUMSQ test show the model is stable as neither of them cross the 5% boundary. The paper recommended that government should increase expenditure to the social and economic sectors while debts or debt servicing should be reduced. Also, corruption so prevalent in the public sector must be minimized if cannot be eradicated.
KEY TAKE AWAYS
Objectives
Definition
Basic macroeconomic concepts
Types of Macro economic Policy
Monetary Policy
Fiscal Policy
Comparison between Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Features of Macroeconomic Policy
Effect of Macro economic Policy
Importance of Macroeconomic Policy
Weakness of Macroeconomics Policy
Conclusion
Effect of budget deficits on economic growthNigus Temare
The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of budget deficit on economic growth in Ethiopia. For this purpose, the study used time series secondary data, and the data was extracted from the World Bank development indicators, Ministry of Finance, and National Planning and Development Commission of Ethiopia. The data covered a period running from 1994 to 2020.The study employed the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) co-integration technique to determine the long and short-run relationship between budget deficit and economic growth. The findings resulted from modeling and analysis of the study showed that there exists a negative relationship between budget deficit and economic growth in Ethiopia and these results are consistent with the neoclassical economist schools of thought. Besides, the inflation rate is affecting the economic growth negatively and significantly whereas, government expenditure and trade openness affect the economy positively and statistically significant in the long run. On the other hand, the analysis in the short-run revealed that the budget deficit is positive but statistically insignificant. This indicates that budget deficit changes have no immediate effect on economic growth. The study suggested some policies which are important for the government of Ethiopia to avoid certain levels of the budget deficit to achieve the desired level of growth.
The study examines the factors underlying the jobless and wageless recovery in the Nigerian
economy. The study administered questionnaire to elicit information in randomly selected states in the six geopolitical
zones namely: Abuja, Bauchi,
Effect of budget deficits on economic growthNigus Temare
The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of budget deficit on economic growth in Ethiopia. For this purpose, the study used time series secondary data, and the data was extracted from the World Bank development indicators, Ministry of Finance, and National Planning and Development Commission of Ethiopia. The data covered a period running from 1994 to 2020.The study employed the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) co-integration technique to determine the long and short-run relationship between budget deficit and economic growth. The findings resulted from modeling and analysis of the study showed that there exists a negative relationship between budget deficit and economic growth in Ethiopia and these results are consistent with the neoclassical economist schools of thought. Besides, the inflation rate is affecting the economic growth negatively and significantly whereas, government expenditure and trade openness affect the economy positively and statistically significant in the long run. On the other hand, the analysis in the short-run revealed that the budget deficit is positive but statistically insignificant. This indicates that budget deficit changes have no immediate effect on economic growth. The study suggested some policies which are important for the government of Ethiopia to avoid certain levels of the budget deficit to achieve the desired level of growth.
The study examines the factors underlying the jobless and wageless recovery in the Nigerian
economy. The study administered questionnaire to elicit information in randomly selected states in the six geopolitical
zones namely: Abuja, Bauchi,
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This study examined the impact of tax reforms on the liquidity of Nigerian stock market. Secondary data were used for this study. The relevant data were sourced from Securities and Exchange Commission Statistics and Federal Inland Revenue Service Statistics Report between 1982 and 2021. Vector Auto Regressive (VAR) Model comprising Impulse Response Function (IRF) and Variance Decomposition (VD) was used to analyze the determinants and the liquidity of the stock market. The results of the VAR Model showed that the stock market liquidity (proxied by turnover ratio) significantly responded to changes in the movement of the tax reform indicators and positive both in the short and long run. This study concluded that a positive relationship exists between tax reforms and stock market liquidity. It was recommended that the regulatory body of tax administration must intensify efforts to mitigate the impacts of the global financial crisis on the Nigerian Exchange Group.| Publisher: International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
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behaviour in Nigeria. The equation which described foreign aid as function of important fiscal variables and
other macroeconomic variables is derived from the famous two-gap model. Chow test is used to examine if there
is any structural changes since the adoption of deregulation that has significantly affected the relationship
between foreign aid and fiscal behaviour. The result shows that deregulation has positively and significantly
affected the impact of fiscal behaviour in Nigeria on foreign aid accessibility. But the effect has been short-lived
recently owing to the recent drastic fall in foreign aid available to Nigeria despite the sustained increase in both
government revenue and expenditure. It is recommended that assessment of other shocks that can affect the
fiscal behaviour in Nigeria should be conducted with a view to getting the reason why deregulation fails to
maintain positive relationship that exists between fiscal behaviour and foreign aid in Nigeria.
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Econometric Evaluation of Government Spending, System of
Government and Economic Growth in Nigeria 1970 – 2007
Owolabi A. Usman
Department of Economics
College of Management and Social Sciences
Osun State University,
Osogbo, Nigeria
E-mail- labisky@yahoo.com
Abstract
The study relates to the econometric analysis of the relative effectiveness of fiscal policy management in Nigeria,
between 1970 and 2007. It employed reduced forms model in addition to, Beta coefficient, Theil’s inequality and
Root Means Square Error (RMSE) techniques to investigate the stability and effectiveness of the estimated fiscal
model which represent government spending, during and after estimation periods. The results reveal stability of the
models and further confirmed the fact that government spending is the major determinant which influences and
predict Nigeria macro economic activity. There is what appears to be a manifestation of the so-called ‘crowding out’
effects of fiscal policy actions in Nigeria. These are associated with the negative sings assumed by coefficients of
the lagged fiscal policy variables (except recurrent expenditures).
Key words: Econometric Analysis, Government spending system of government, economic growth and
crowding out effects
1.0 Introduction
Government spending habit is supposed to be guided by the fiscal Policy which is defined as actions taken
by the government to alter the level of its taxes and expenditures in order to bring about desired changes in macro
economic activity. Fiscal policy is supposed to work harmoniously with other set of policies such as monetary
policy, exchange policy, trade policy and income policy so as to accomplish the following economic objectives:
(a) Price stability
(b) Full employment of all manners of productive resources
(c) Accelerated economic growth.
(d) Balance of payment equilibrium and
(e) Equitable distribution of income
There is however conflicts at times in the achievement of the stated objectives, thereby necessitating some
sort of trade – off.
In Nigeria the government spending has been criticized by many and it was thus reported in both foreign
and local media that Nigeria newly found democracy has exerted too much spending liability on the government at
all levels. It is believed that Nigeria runs one of the most expensive democracies in the world far more than America
where the country borrows her presidential system of government. For a country that was recently relieved of
burden of indebtedness in 2007, the growing government expenditures in the face of dilapidating infrastructures and
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issue of government expenditure without serious justification has attracted abundant concerns and elicited strong
interest from the policy makers and researchers in academics.
This work is therefore significant for a country whose democratic structures is fragile but which have been
adjudged to have created reasonable alternative to the hitherto military rule .The military government had pervaded
the administration of most populous African nation for over 30 years, and has rendered it grappling with
developmental problems in spite of her abundant men and natural resources. For instance, only in 2011 budget,
Nigeria Government earmarked N18 billion to provide presidential fleet, this in addition to N23.1 billion spent on
the same fleet in August 2010, which implies that over N41billion was spent on presidential fleet in two years.
1.1 Objectives of the study
The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of government spending on economic growth.
Specific objectives are therefore;-
(i) To examine the nature and determinants of government spending,
(ii) To assess the performance of the fiscal policy management of the government and make comparison
between the military and the civil rules.
2.0 Literature Review
Fiscal stabilization and full employment are the two essential element of fiscal policy for the purpose
include discretionary fiscal policy and non-discretionary fiscal policy, otherwise called automatic stabilizers. We
shall discuss how each of these works, paying particular attention to their nature and applicability in developing
economy like Nigeria.
The designation suggests, discretionary fiscal policy refers to the deliberate use of fiscal actions for
achieving certain macroeconomic objectives. Traditionally, these policies are applied to the problem of recession
and inflation. Let us sketch briefly the specific set of policies required for each case.
An expansionary fiscal action must be adopted for solving the problem of recession. This implies that
aggregate demand must be boosted by: Increase in government spending and/or operating a budget deficit for
expansionary effect if the federal budget is already in balance or reduces taxation or the combination of the duo
The application of the above policies will invariably generate multiplier effects which will pull the
economy out of a recession through increased employment, output and income.
Let us now study in detail the mechanisms by which the proposed policies will influence stabilization,
especially in the Nigeria economy.
We noted earlier that government should increase expenditure in a recession and decrease it during
inflation. The two types of government expenditures which can be used in accomplishing these tasks are direct
purchase by government and transfer payments. The multiplier effect of direct government purchasing is often
greater than that of transfer payments. This is because direct expenditure on programmes like public housing, road
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construction, transition programmes, and running administration amongst others will generate employment and
output although transfer payments will trigger off consumption multiplier effects, such effects will be lower because
of possible leakage into the savings stream. We can, therefore, conclude that direct purchases are more effective
than transfer payments is fiscal measures.
In the context of the Nigeria economy, it should also be noted that the impact of direct purchase may be
weakened by the fact that the items are mostly imported, as where the materials are domestically produced, the fiscal
impact would not leak out of the economy.
Taxes are supposed to be increased during inflation and decreased during a recession. The stabilizing effect
of taxation, however, depends on the type of tax used. Some economists for instance, are of the opinion that indirect
taxes have a greater contractionary impact since they tend to act across a wide spectrum of commodities. It would
appear that the issue depends on whether or not direct or indirect taxes are dominant in the revenue structure. In
Nigeria, for instance indirect taxes especially from dominated the revenue structure. The channels by which tax
measures stabilize the economy should, however, be noted. These are through a reduction in the purchasing power
of households and discouraging business investment. The converse view that the reduction boosts aggregate demand
needs some clarifications. First, such a reduction depends on the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) of the
economy, the number of people caught in the tax net and the efficiency of the tax system. In Nigeria, for instance, a
reduction in taxes may not have a substantial impact on Nigerians tax profile (the very rich often practice tax
avoidance) and the proceeds of the cut would not necessarily be used for direct consumption. Empirical
investigation has shown that windfall incomes in the Nigeria context are more savings effective than permanent
(average) income, (Usman, 2010).
When the federal budget is balanced, contractionary fiscal policy requires that a budget surplus be
decreased while an expansionary fiscal programme requires that a budget be increased. As was pointed out transfer
payments are unearned income. Some categories of these payments, like public debt servicing, pension and
gratuities and non statutory payments to states, have automatic stabilizing effects in recent times in Nigeria, the
value added tax (VAT) with strong transfer element has automatic stabilizing effects.
In countries where agricultural productivity is high, such as the United States, government often embarks
on farm income stabilization scheme. One of these is price support, whereby government buys and stocks farm
produce when there is surplus and falling prices, and sells these to the public during periods of scarcity and rising
prices. This with the use of such buffer stocks, price and stabilized by placing a ceiling during booms and a floor
during recessions. This approach tends to stabilize both the income of farmers and the general price level in the
agricultural sector of economy. Historically in Nigeria, marketing boards were set up in the 1950s and 1960s to
perform a similar function for export produce. The boards were to retain surplus revenue when world market prices
were high and expend them in supporting domestic prices when they fell below the average. The scheme worked
well at first but soon faltered since the marketing boards were looked upon as revenue collection agents for the
government. Since the dismantling of the marketing boards following the structural adjustment reforms of the 1986,
these functions no longer exist.
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Dividends in advanced countries are often maintained at a stable level by companies so that they do not
fluctuate with profits. This means that the purchasing power of shareholders is considerably reduced during inflation
when profits are to be higher. This exerts a stabilizing effect because the retained company profits are often saved.
In Nigeria, dividend policy used to be reviewed periodically to enhance its automatic stabilizing effects.
Since the number of shareholders is relatively, small, their dividend policy, as in automatic fiscal stabilizer, was
probably minimal. In recent times government has removed controls on dividend policies, so its automatic
stabilizing effect has further been eroded.
2.1 Review of Empirical Literature
In the contention of Friedman (1963) having used America time series data accumulated from 1987 to
1958, reported that money supply exerts more influence on economy than fiscal policy. Friedman and Meiselman
(1990) had made use of three important variables viz gross domestic product, consumption, as dependent variables
and money supply as independent variable extending over 5 quarters with both end points (of the polynomial)
constrained to be zero but reported lack of stability of the investment multiplier. Apart from US, Denmark, Finland
and Norway, Barret and Walters (1976) conducted also for United Kingdom similar studies on the same subject.
For developing countries, Ajayi (1974) in the case of Nigeria Atsegolu (1975) for turkey and Ubogu (1985)
for fifteen African countries remain major studies on fiscal policy and economic growth like Atsegolu-Tilman
(1980) for Korea, Gupta work for Turkey, ltester (1997) again redefined autonomous expenditures and a variable
and discovered that autonomous expenditure exert more influence on economic change in India and that agricultural
had a great potential role to play in this country. Not only this, the study also concluded that high powered money
schemed to fit in better as definition of money. Ajayi (1974) hypotheses for Nigeria is that fiscal policy exerts
significant influence on Nigeria economy. Ajayi (1974) study also defined current government expenditure as proxy
for fiscal policy.
More recently and using another definition of government expenditure, Sunmonu and Alarudeen (2004)
that composition of variables to be incorporated on the model, is one important issue to be considered when looking
The definition of money encompasses currency savings and time deposit while automous expenditure is
defined to comprise net private investment, not balance of trade and the government deficit on current account. The
conclusion drawn from this work is that stock of money and not lending rate or investment is of greater relevance to
the policy makers.
Among the critic of this study are Hester (1964) Modigliani (1983) who felt not contented with Friedman
S. definition of money and the three variable of consumption, money supply and autonomous expenditure was rather
perceived as inadequate. The study carried out by Sandimo and Allingham (1972), indicate through parametric tests
that the multiplier model employed in their analysis predicted the macroeconomic activities better than the money
supply. This study also confirmed the report of Anderson and Jordan (1964) which indicate that economic activities
in U.S.A. was better responded to government spending rather than monetary policy. But in contrast to the method
adopted by Sandimo and Allingham (1992) the single equation reduced form model and the definition of money as
currency plus demand deposits suggest money supply being superior. Much like the earlier works, this particular one
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is also criticized on two grounds, the use of quarterly data rather than annual data and the measurement of changes
in fiscal policy without removing endogenous influence.
Using the model of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Federal Reserve Bank (MIT/RB), Gramlich
and Frank (1988) reported that fiscal policy worked in the determination of income level. Supporting this study are
Karchbrenner and Frank (1998) Keran (2001) at least for many years after second world war, Donald Hester (1999),
is of the belief that the appropriate method of testing a theory is to examine the accuracy of its prediction of
endogenous variables given knowledge of the values of the variables specified by the theory to be exogenous. For
instance, Daprano and Mayor (2000) reports stressed that the key to the accumulation of empirical knowledge as
opposed to the construction of empirical hypothesis is the replication of empirical studies on new bodies of data.
However, Sunmonu and Alarudeen (2004) traced differences in the earlier studies to four sources which are
() time period used for analysis, the choice of relevant variables and the technique used for estimating lagged
coefficients and lack of appropriate post estimation tests.
However, Khan (1978) conducted four tests to compare the relative stability of monetary velocity and
investment multiplier for America economy between 1953 to 1972 using quarterly data. Some of these tests are
Cusum test Brown, Durbum and Evans (1975), log-likehood ratio test, time trend and moving regressions. Jordan
(1989) following this method assumed a fourth degree polynomial.
2.2 Problems of application of fiscal policy
The main problems facing Nigeria is the successful application of so government spending which include
the timing problem, the crowding-out problem, the political problem, the constitutional problem, the structural
problem, the institutional problem and the problem of conflict of objectives.
In finding a cure for a deadly disease, time is essence. If diagnosis is early, the patients survival is more
probable than if diagnosis is made at an advance stage of a disease. Cancer is a typical example of disease which
cannot be cured if diagnosed late. The situation is the same for the application of fiscal policy to solve economic ills.
Correct timing is always difficult to achieve because there are many lags between making and implementing fiscal
policy. These include;
a. The recognition lag, which indicates the time difference between the occurrence of the problem and its
manifestation in the statistical trends. The problem is compounded in Nigeria because its statistical
infrastructure and data base are extremely poor:
b. The administrative lag, which refers to the waiting period between the recognition of the problem and the taking
of definite decisions to act on it. This lag is caused mainly by the slow process of democratic decision making
in parliament. The decision often gets bugged down because of political considerations and even worse during
military era when actions are not subjected to serious deliberations
c. The operational lag, which refers to the time needed for the implementation of fiscal action to have the desired
effects. This operational lag is particularly long in a developing economy like Nigeria where there are
bureaucratic bottlenecks, dependence on foreign sources of supplies, and consultants; and poor infrastructure.
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The time lag problems can create a situation where late policy application can destabilize the economy instead
of stabilizing it.
3.0 Research Methodology
This study shall make use of simple reduced form models to bring out the relevant macroeconomic
relationship. Based on the estimation results a number of tests such as stability chow and Granger causality, shall
also be carried out.
3.1 Model Specification
Arising from the perused literatures. It appears differences in analytical technique variable definition, time
lag and data availability have given rise to differences in empirical results in many cases. To bring out relevant
macro-economic behavioral relationships two major methods are normally explored. The method is either simple
reduced form model or structural model. Following Ango and Fordan (1997), this study employs simple reduced
form models and incorporate distributed lag form as it has not been used in similar studies ever conducted for
developing countries (Usman, 2010). The annual time series data spanning between 1970 and 2007 shall be used.
∆Yt = o+ 1∆Nt+ 2∆Nt-1 + 3∆Rt-1 + 4∆Rt-1
+ 5∆Kt + + 6∆NKt t ………………(i)
∆Yt = o + 1∆Nt + 2∆Rt +∆Kt + et …… (ii)
∆Yt = o + 1∆At + 2 ∆At-1 + 3 ∆At-2 + et
Where
∆ - The first difference
Y - Gross Domestic Product
K - Capital Expenditures (federal to nominal prices)
R - Recurrent Expenditure (federal at nominal price)
N - Net exports (nominal)
A - K+R+N autonomous expenditure
Dummy variable of 0 and 1 were also introduced to take care of effects of system of government 0 =
Military Rule, 1= Civil Rule
All these models shall be estimated by Ordinary least square.
3.1.1 Causality test model
It is observed that the understanding of causality is not the same for all economists, Zellner (1979). But this
study shall employ the original arranger causality test between two series, using least square approach.
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Source of Data
The secondary data required for this study are extracted from various issues of the National Bureau of
Statistics Publications such as annual absracts of statistics and digest of statistics. A part from this source, the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistics bulletin, annual reports as well as CBN Economic and Financial Review.
4.0 Presentation and Discussion of Results
The following set of equations, results relates to the purely autonomous expenditure variables under the
reduced form models of income determination:-
Y = 3594.83*
+ 0.72*
NE – 1.74***
NE-13.03***
Nt
(1.54) (1.53) (2.24) (2.88)
2
R 0.54 D.W -1.43 F.656****
N = 29
Yt = 3927. 86*
+ 0.45 Vt + 2.26***
Rt + 1.30Kt
(1.63) (0.96) (2.42) (1.14)
2
R 0.47 D.W – 1.62 F = 9.67***
N = 28
Yt = 3. 891.68*
+ 0.83**
Vt – 0.06 Rt-1 + 1.34***
At-2
(1.62) (3.25) (-0.14) (2.60)
2
R 0.47 D.W – 1.62 F = 9.67****
N = 28
Note:
* - Significant at 80% confidence level
** - Significant at 90% confidence level
*** - Significant at 95% confidence level
**** - Significant at 99% confidence level
The figures in brackets are T –statistics
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The three sets of equation have explanatory powers that ranges from 47% to 55% (R2
). All the current year
coefficients of the explanatory variables have the correct signs (positive). However, negative signs characterize the
coefficients of the variables (except recurrent expenditure) in the immediate past and these coefficients are
significant statistically in most cases. This may be a manifestation of the so-called “crowding out” effects of fiscal
policy variables in the economy. This may appear on the surface to confirm the negative coefficient of some fiscal
variables in Ajayi’s (1974) study. However, if one consider the fact that there is no purely fiscal model nor
distributed lag structure in Ajayi’s (1974) study one will reasonably come to the conclusion that fundamentally the
basis for comparison let alone confirmation does not exist between this study and Ajayi’s (1974) study on the
controversial issue of ‘crowding out’ effects of fiscal policy.
A good number of the variables (explanatory) under the purely fiscal models/equations are statistically
significant at 99% confidence level. The tests for serial autocorrelation for each of the equation, however, remain
inconclusive.
The autonomous expenditure-variables significantly out perform the monetary variables in the current
period if we consider sizes of variable’s coefficients and more importantly the coefficient’s statistical significance.
The negative signs of coefficient in this study may be symptoms of “crowding out” effects of fiscal policy
variable on the economy. This may be buttressed by the fact that the government expenditures which constitute the
major portion of our autonomous expenditures in this study usually involve sourcing of credit from the domestic
economy at rates, risks and tenors more favourable and reliable than private lending/borrowing terms in the eyes of
providers of loanable funds. And this will compete away funds for private investment transactions. The effect of this
(channeling of large chink of funds to government) will be felt negatively in the economy if not in the current period
(due to lags in policy effect) it will be discernible later. Again the “crowding out” effects of the autonomous
expenditures have, in recent times, been traced to the excess liquidity engineered by the monetization of government
foreign exchange receipts and the ore than statutory borrowing (through ways and means Advances) of government
from the central.
Bank of Nigeria. The excess liquidity in the banking system has generated monetary oriented inflationary
pressures in the economy and it has also led to depreciation of Naira ( in the foreign exchange market) through
excessive bidding.
All these have give rise to high inflationary pressures. Both high inflation and interest rate have, without
doubt, the tendency to discourage private investment and even some public sector investment thereby leading to
reduction in macro economic activity both in real and nominal terms.
Result of Test of Stability
The Chon Test: is the test of stability employed in this estimated model. The test involved splitting the
period of regression into two. One for 1970 to 1985 and the other one is from 1986 – 2006.
On the whole, nine equations were estimated to enable us carry out our test which gives rise to an f-
statistics for each of the three models estimated. The result of the tests are given below:
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Note: DF means degree of freedom
The result of the test shows that all the estimated model are stable and therefore agrees with that Ubogu’s
(1985) study.
From the table above, it is implied that the direction of causality between gross domestic product and
autonomous expenditure is unidirectional. The result seems to confirm the critical role being played by the
monetization of foreign exchange receipt of the government whose consumption and investment expenditure
constitue the prime mover of the economy.
However, this result of our causality test must be taken with caution because in the discipline of
econometrics, regression analysis is taken to deal with the dependence of one variables on other variables it does not
imply nor extend to causation (Gujarati, 1988). If we then take regression analysis and the result and conclusions
that arise there of for what they are a matter of dependence of one variable on others it will not be logical and
reasonable to assess/judge them with a fundamentally different criterion or analysis that goes by the name of
causality test or analysis (Sunmonu & Alarudeen, 2005).
5.0 Conclusion and Recommendation
There appears to be a manifestation of the so called “crowding out” effect of fiscal policy action in Nigeria.
These are associated with the negative signs assumed by coefficient of the lagged fiscal policy variable except
recurrent expenditures).
In the case where the lagged fiscal policy variables are characterized by positive signs coefficients, it is
found to have little influence on gross domestic product. The result here suggest that government spending in
Nigeria is not targeted to the real sector as they are seemed consumption rather than investment expenditures. For
most periods, more of Nigeria expenditures were expended on transition programmes during the military regione.
And these transition programmes were prolonged and subsisted for twenty four years out of thirty six years for
which this study was conducted. It is important to state that government spending under military regome does not
have recourse to democratic process as it is done during the civilian rule.
5.1 Policy Recommendation
i. The government and its agent like the Federal Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Central Bank
and the National Planning Commission should adopt policies that will help minimize the “crowding out”
effects of autonomous expenditures projects due to insufficient finding.
ii. Government (at all levels) need to keep up the tempo of their requirement expenditure activity because of its
positive effects on macro-economic activity both at present and in the immediate past.
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iii. There is a need to ensure that the economy does not depend much on foreign exchange earning from a single
source. There is therefore a need to invest the nation’s surplus foreign exchange resources in profitable
investment overseas as it is being done by other oil exporting countries especially those in the middle east.
There is also need to broaden government and private sources of foreign exchange by expanding exports to
include manufactured goods, collecting local changes and foreign currency denominated feeds. Inflow of long
term funds into the country should be encouraged.
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Equations F-Statistics F.0.05(table) D.F Decision
1. -1.5 2.71 7,15 Stable
2. -1.83 2.82 4,22 Stable
3. -3.28 2.87 4,20 Stable
Note: DF means degree of freedom
The result of the test shows that all the estimated model are stable and therefore agrees with that Ubogu’s
(1985) study.
Result of Causality Test
Direction of Causality F-Value F 0.05(4,17) Decision
∆A→∆Y 1.18 2.96 Reject
∆Y→∆A 9.55 2.96 Do not reject