Economics Project Topics and Materials (Page 46)

ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study is to identify the problems and prospects of small and medium enterprise in Enugu East Senatorial Zone. To do this, data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The main instrument of data collection was the questionnaire.The data were presented in tables as frequency, distribution in the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study examined the corporate governance and its impact on the management of MTN Mobile Communication Nigeria Limited Kaduna main branch. Research questions guided the study. A survey method was used for this study. The population consisted of all the entire telecommunication industry in Nigeria out of which MTN Mobile Communication... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study aims at evaluating the oil sector vis- a vis the agricultural sector in Nigeria from 1981-2007. The role of agriculture in the Nigerian society has been quite significant even in the pre-colonial times. The attractiveness of the Nigerian agricultural sector to the colonialist largely formed the basis for the development of the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The objective of the study is to examine empirically the impact of financial intermediation on the real sector of the Nigerian economy with the aim of determining the impact of financial intermediation on the real sector growth. Both theoretical and econometric analysis are used in this study to examine the impact of financial... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study aims at evaluating the oil sector vis- a vis the agricultural sector in Nigeria from 1981-2007. The role of agriculture in the Nigerian society has been quite significant even in the pre-colonial times. The attractiveness of the Nigerian agricultural sector to the colonialist largely formed the basis for the development of the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The purpose of this project is to evaluation of the performance of the Nigerian stock exchange (NSE) in Nigeria and to the over all financial development of the economy. It would be noted that the success of an industry of firm depends largely on the capital recourses available to the industry and this will also be reflected in the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study assessed the Problem of Petroleum Product Distribution in Nigeria. As such, the research questions that guided this study are: What are the constraints militating against Nigeria’s state owned refineries and petrochemical plants as well as affiliated regulatory agencies in Petroleum product distribution? What are the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT When the economic fortune of the organization of petroleum exporting countries (OPEC) nations suffered a tragic experience due to the sudden fall of the oil price in the eighties and nineties, the economy system of its members became a source of concerned as the survival of their organs was greatly threaten. Due to the sudden fall of the... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION The history of production management is very similar to that of general management. It dates as far back as ancient times when man first organized to hunt and later farm, trade and build. The Egyptians for example, must have practiced some form of activity co-ordination in the construction of their famous pyramids. The project must... Continue Reading

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) have been generally acknowledged as the bedrock of the industrial development of any country. Apart from the numerous goods and services, they provide a veritable means of large scale employment as they are usually labour intensive. (Yerima et al 2007). In developing countries,... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study examines the effect of customer satisfaction strategy on customer retention in First Bank. Out of the total population of 138, 70 persons were selected as the sample size. To determine the sample size the simple random sampling technique was used. Questionnaire design by the researcher in five likert scale constitute the... Continue Reading

INTRODUCTION Various classifications have been made on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). For instance, FDI has been described as investment made so as to acquire a lasting management interest (for example, 10 percent of voting stock) and at least 10 percent of equity shares in an enterprise operating in another country other than that of the... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The main purpose of this research work is to investigate the problem of government budget implementation in developing countries using Nigeria as a case study. (1986-2006). To analyse this, an econometric method of multiple regression model was adopted, data were collected through the secondary source based on the hypothesis formulated... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study is made up of two independent models, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Investment respectively. The independent variables Oil export, Non-oil export, Real exchange rate and Inflation rate were modeled to capture their effect on GDP and Investment respectively. The study employed Log Linear Model. Following the empirical findings... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.4 STATEMENT OF THE HYPOTHESIS 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.6 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0 THEORITICAL LITERATURE 2.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 2.2 COMMERCIAL BANKING IN NIGERIA 2.3 EMPIRICAL... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT It could be affirmative said that the index for measuring any growing economy’s technological advancement is the extent to which its industries both the large and small scale has been growing over time. It’s a fact that none of these industries can grow without the required financial assistance from financial institution.... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.6 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 1.7 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF NIGERIAN BANKS 1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS REFERENCES CHAPTER TWO 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 THEORETICAL... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Various studies have reflected the relationship between the increase of money supply and the level of inflation. Generally, this is reflected by the continued rise of prices of the various products. A situation ensues where excess amounts of money tend to be chasing too few goods. In this perspective, this study tested on whether monetary... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work studies the international competitiveness of the Nigerian economy in the global market by analyzing the relationship between trade openness and output growth in Nigeria. Using time-series data over the period 1970-2007, we show that output growth of the Nigeria economy is a function of two sets of shocks; (i) external... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The study is on taxation as a major source of government funding in Nigeria. The choice of this research work is necessitated by the pivotal role taxation plays in generating revenue to government for the provision of social amenities and wealth creation among her citizenry. The study used primary and secondary data. Primary data was... Continue Reading

THE IMPACT OF EXTERNAL DEBT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIGERIA CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Economic theory suggests that reasonable levels of borrowing by a developing country are likely to enhance its economic growth. When economic growth is enhanced (at least more than 5% growth rate) the economy’s poverty situation is... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Many developing countries are currently undergoing substantial macroeconomic adjustments. It is not clear how such programs are affecting government expenditure and hence long-term economic growth and development (Fan and Rao,... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a direct investment into production or business in a country by a company in another country, either by buying a company in the target country or by expanding operations of an existing... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The recent devaluation of the Nigerian currency (the naira) by the apex bank against the background of falling crude oil prices at the international market has generated renewed interest of... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It is a known fact that the investment that promotes economic growth and development requires long term financing, far longer than the duration for which most savers are willing to commit their funds. Capital market is a... Continue Reading