http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/48 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:35:04 GMT 2026-04-05T19:35:04Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2999 BEING AN ECONOMIST: THE HOMO ECONOMICUS Akpan, Michael S. Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2999 2025-10-21T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2712 MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA, 1986-2013 Anyanwu, Sarah; Aiyedogbon, John O.; ISA, Grace H. The paper is part of larger research agenda with the purpose of exploring some of the determinants of stock market in Nigeria for the periodl980-2013. The variables employed included market capitalization, per capita income, interest rate, exchange rate, inflation and the economy level of openness. The econometric methodology is error correction model and it was discovered that interest rate, inflation and past level of market capitalization were the major determining factors for trading activities at the NSE. However, the negative impact of inflation, interest rate and per capita income revealed by the study is beginning to assume a dangerous dimension. The paper therefore recommended that the monetary authority should ensure moderate interest rate that encourages investment even as the current double digit inflation in the economy should be checked. Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2712 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2711 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF RURAL WOMEN ACCESS TO FORMAL AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ISA, Grace H.; Olowu, Josephine Rural -women in Kaduna state are actively involved in agricultural production. They constitute the bulk of agricultural producers in the state. Most of these women are poor and the only alternative for raising capital has continued to elude them. Obtaining loan from the banks (formal) was more problematic than the informal source that is, the non organised sector. This study therefore, investigated rural women access to formal credit. Primary data were collected through the use of structured questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). A multi-stage random sampling technique was applied in the selection of eighty (80) women farmers. Each Local Government Areas had (40) respondents. The analytical tools used are frequencies, crosstab and percentages. The chi- square was also used to test the null hypotheses that there was a significant relationship between socio-economic factors and access to credit. It was discovered that 17 percent of rural women sourced credit from formal sources such as commercial banks, agricultural banks) and 83 percent. They got theirs from informal sources such as friends, relatives, NGOs and personal saving. The difficulty in accessing formal credit was due to socio-economic factors. The cross tabulation and chi- square analysis showed that occupation, education and landownership had influenced on access to agricultural credit. Socio-economic factors like age, family size, farm size had no influence on access to credit. Recommendations were made which includes reviewing the Land Use Act, improving education for rural women amongst others. Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2711 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2710 Impact of Public Expenditure on Human Capital Development in Nigeria (1991-2011) ISA, Grace H. "Taking a dataset of public spending over the period of (1991-2011), this paper attempts to explore the impact ofpublic spending on human capital development in the Nigeria. This has a spillover effect on Nigerian's developmental process. Despite the importance of human capital development in the Sub-Saharan economies, budget allocation on human resource development has generally been low in Nigeria. Human resource plays vital role in the economic development of any nation. Thus the human resources of an economy need all the necessary support for its development. In analyzing economic development in Nigeria, the research attempted examining the impact of government spending on human resource development.. Poor funding has been a long standing issue in Nigeria. The economy is characterized by fallen standard of education, technological backwardness, incessant strikes in the educational sector, unemployment etc. All these can result to economic stagnation. Econometric tools such as Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method of regression was employed on time series data from (1991-2011). The result shows a positive relationship between GDP (proxied for human capital development) and government expenditure on education and health. This means that an increase in public spending on education and health will boost human capital development. However this result showed a negative relationship between GDP and government expenditure. Thirty four percent (34%) variation in the levels of human resource development during the period under study was explained by changes in the allocation of public expenditure on education, health and community service. It implies that, there is a weak relationship between public expenditure and human capital development. The study proffered solutions like increase social spending in context of human resource development in order to boost economic development in Nigeria. Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2710 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z