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标题：Does trade promote growth in developing countries? Empirical evidence from Nigeria
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作者：Oluwasola Omoju ; Olumide Adesanya
期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2012
卷号：1
期号：3
页码：743-753
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：This paper examines the impact of trade on economic growth using in Nigeria as a case study. Theoretical postulations assert the positive effect of trade on economic growth, but empirical evidences are inconclusive. While some studies findtrade to be beneficial to all countries engaging in it, others argue that trade has only benefitted developed countries at the expense of less developed ones. Contributing to this argument is the core of this study. This study makes use of the ordinary least square techniques to examine the effect of trade on economic growth in Nigeria using data from 1980 to 2010. The result of the study shows that trade, foreign direct investment, government expenditure and exchange rate have a significant positive impact on economic growth in Nigeria. Based on the finding, we recommend that government should create an enabling environment that would facilitate trade and foreign direct investment. Efforts should also be geared towards improving expenditure and ensuring exchange rate stability.
关键词：Trade; Growth; Developing countries; Nigeria