Open AccessThe role of foreign direct investment in economic growth of Nigeria
Author(s) -
Michael Madojemu,
Мадоджему Майкл
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ èkonomika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2408-8986
pISSN - 2313-2329
DOI - 10.22363/2313-2329-2020-28-2-357-366
Subject(s) - foreign direct investment , unit root test , economics , investment (military) , government (linguistics) , international economics , econometric model , unit root , international trade , macroeconomics , business , cointegration , econometrics , linguistics , philosophy , politics , political science , law
The paper investigates the relevance of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a factor inhibiting economic growth in Nigeria. This paper inspects the sectorial influence of FDI in manufacturing, mining, oil and the telecommunications sectors on economic growth in Nigeria based on theoretical framework founded on the standard growth accounting theory, detailed analysis of the sectorial FDI over the period 1981 and 2017 was carried out. Various econometric methods are employed, such as the ADF test, Dickey and Fuller test (1979), PP test (Phillips and Perron, 1988) are used for the unit root test, and the Shahbaz and Rahman (2010) method is used for the long-run relationship between the foreign direct investment and economic growth. The paper also adapted the framework provided by M.B. Obwona (2004). The paper formalizes a mechanism of recommendations to allow for the influence of foreign direct investment in the transmission of socio-economic growth generated in Nigeria. In conclusion, government should provide an enabling environment that will encourage foreign investors to invest in Nigeria economy by addressing the security challenges in the country, understanding that investment friendly environment will improved regulatory framework as well as encourage domestic investment.