scholarly journals Comparative Study of the Impact of Oil Rent on Healthcare in Nigeria and Cameroon: A Three Stage Methodical Approach

2019 ◽  
pp. 58-63
Author(s):  
EWUBARE, Dennis Brown ◽  
OBAYORI, Elizabeth Lizzy
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Unit Root ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Panel Cointegration ◽  
Cointegration Test ◽  
Panel Unit Root ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Oil Rents ◽  
The Impact

The study comparatively examined the impact of oil rent on healthcare in Nigeria and Cameroon from 1995 to 2015. The objectives of the study are to; study the trend of oil rents and healthcare in Nigeria and Cameroon; examine the relationship between oil rent and healthcare of Nigerians and Cameroonians and determine the impact of mineral rent on the healthcare of Nigeria and Cameroon. To achieve these objectives panel data were collected on health, oil rent and mineral rent and analyzed using the econometric techniques of panel unit root test and panel cointegration test as well as graphical method. The panel unit root and cointegration test showed that all the series are indeed stationary and have long run equilibrium relationship. Comparatively, the graph showed that the rents from oil in Nigeria are lower than that of Cameroon. Also, Cameroon performs better in rents from minerals than Nigeria. Thus, Cameroon capital expenditure on health has steadily increased since 1995 up to 2015 while Nigeria seems not to take healthcare expenditure serious hence the dismal performance in the infant mortality rates. Based on the findings, it is recommended that revenue from oil should be towards inclusive growth, thereby impacting significantly on the healthcare and welfare of the citizens. Thus, there should be investment in primary as well as maternal health in the rural areas for the disadvantaged in society.

Macroeconomic Indicators and Economic Performance in Selected Sub Sahara African Countries: Panel Generalized Method of Moment Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 21179-21189
Author(s):  
Adejumo Musibau Ojo ◽  
Ogunbunmi S.T
Keyword(s):  
Economic Performance ◽  
Unit Root ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Cointegration Test ◽  
Method Of Moment ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Panel Unit Root ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
Generalized Method Of Moment

This study empirically examined the effect of macroeconomic indicators on economic performance of selected sub Sahara African Countries between 1990 and 2017. The study employed four variables: GDP growth rate, Inflation rate, Monetary policy rate and Exchange rate and panel unit root test using two criteria to test for stationarity, panel cointegration test was also conducted to test for long run cointegration between the variables employed and Generalized Method of Moment method of estimation was employed to check the relationships between the variables. The results of the panel unit root test result from the LLC and IPS methods shows that the order of integrations mixed with some of the variables being stationary at levels (GDPgr and INFL) and first difference (MPR and EXHR) at the same time.  The result of Pedroni cointegration test indicated the bivariate long-run cointegration equation between the variables employed. The GMM result revealed that all explanatory variables accounted for 23% variation of Economic performance in SSA. However, the study made the following policy implications: More balanced but flexible approach towards the MPR should be embraced to allow more room for impressive economic growth in these countries. Macroeconomic policy decision is not enough to stimulate growth in the economy of any nation. The interplay of fiscal instruments and monetary instruments backed with political will of the government on genuine implementation of well-thought out programmes can be employed as the  antidote to ensure that the macroeconomic objectives are achieved both in the short and long-run.

scholarly journals ANALISIS HUBUNGAN PENDAPATAN WISATAWAN DAN HARGA PARIWISATA TERHADAP PERMINTAAN PARIWISATA DENGAN VECM

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
MERARY SIANIPAR ◽  
NI LUH PUTU SUCIPTAWATI ◽  
KOMANG DHARMAWAN
Keyword(s):  
Unit Root ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Cointegration Test ◽  
Tourism Demand ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

Tourism demand is focused on estimating variables which influence tourist visit. The tourism demand that we discuss on this research is the tourism demand to Bali of the major tourism-generating country was Australia. The aim of this research is to analyze the relationship between tourist income and tourism price to tourism demand using VECM. VECM requires that the variables in the model must be stationary and fulfilled a cointegration condition. In order to make it valid, the stationarity of variables in the model have to be checked using ADF unit root test. In additon, cointegration between these variables are examined using Johansen’s cointegration test. The results of ADF unit root test show that indicated the tourist income, the tourism price and the tourism demand for Australia data are stationary in first lag or I(1). Cointegration test shows that all variables are cointegrated, i.e. have a long-run relationship. In the long-run, the tourist income and tourism price give positive effect to the tourism demand. This means, the increase of tourist income and tourism price will contribute to the increase in tourism demand. In addition, in the short-run, the tourist income and the tourism price give negative effect to the tourism demand. This means, the increase of tourist income and tourism price will contribute to the decrease in tourism demand.

scholarly journals Investment and Saving Nexus in Asian Countries: Panel Cointegration and Causality

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Mehrara ◽  
Maysam Musai
Keyword(s):  
Unit Root ◽  
Panel Cointegration ◽  
Cointegration Analysis ◽  
Unit Root Tests ◽  
Domestic Investment ◽  
Panel Unit Root Tests ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Panel Unit Root ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Saving Rates

This paper investigates the causal relationship between gross domestic investment (INV) and saving rates for 40 Asian countries by using panel unit root tests and panel cointegration analysis for the period 1970-2010. The results indicate no long run relationship as well as no causalities between these two variables in these countries. The findings are attributed to non stationary deficits or surpluses in current accounts.

scholarly journals Impact of Public Capital Expenditure on Inflation Rate in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-39
Author(s):  
Jideofor Nnennaya Joy ◽  
Michah Chukwuemeka Okafor ◽  
Eke Onyekachi Abaa
Keyword(s):  
Unit Root ◽  
Inflation Rate ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Public Capital ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Autoregressive Distributed Lag ◽  
Mixed Order ◽  
Augmented Dickey Fuller ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of public capital expenditure on inflation rate in Nigeria. The data for the study were sourced from various issues of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s statistical bulletin. The data was subjected to unit root test using Augmented Dickey fuller (ADF) approach to ascertain the time series properties. Descriptive statistics was used to assess the socioeconomic characteristics of the variables. Due to the mixed order of integration witnessed in the unit root, ARDL- Autoregressive Distributed Lag approach was used for cointegration and regression analysis. The result found that Public capital expenditure is negatively and statistically significant (tcal = -2.903) in influencing Inflation Rate in Nigeria. This outcome is highly directional in the sense that prudent and productive spending will always subdue inflation in any economy; therefore, this study recommend that government should increase its investment in production sectors and encourage skilful and willing citizens to participate, since this would reduce the expenses being incurred on business as a result low currency value and raise the profitability of firms.

Foreign Direct Investment Inward and Foreign Direct Investment Outward: Evidence from Panel Unit Root and Cointegration Tests with a Certain Number of Structural Changes

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1850125
Author(s):  
Nicholas Apergis
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Unit Root ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Panel Cointegration ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Panel Unit Root ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Cointegration Tests

This article examines empirically the association between foreign direct investment inward and foreign direct investment outward. Using a panel data set for 35 economies over the period 1981-2004 as well as the methodology of panel unit root and panel cointegration tests with a certain number of structural changes, the empirical findings show that FDI inward does exhibit a significant (long-run) relationship with FDI outward.

scholarly journals Impact of Microfinancein Promoting Financial Inclusion in Nigeria

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Emeka E. Ene ◽  
Udom A. Inemesit
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Unit Root ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Regression Method ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Spurious Regression ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Rural Dwellers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Financial Environment

<p><em>Despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) initiatives to encourage banks to extend their services and facilities to rural areas, a high percentage of the rural dwellers still remain unbanked and as such, the initiatives appear not to promote financial inclusion services among the poor in Nigeria. As a result, small entrepreneurs often lack enabling financial environment to grow. The study undertakes an empirical analysis of the impact of microfinance in promoting financial inclusion in Nigeria between 1990 and 2014 using OLS regression method. Unit root test was conducted on the variables to examine their level of stationary to avoid spurious regression results. The findings showed that minimum deposit amount have a positive and significant relationship with saving. It was observed that access to microfinance minimum deposit amount has significant effect on savings account opened by rural dwellers. Microfinance interest rate was however found to have a negative and insignificant relationship with the rural dwellers loans and advances.</em><em> </em><em>Recommendations were made among which are that Government should facilitate microfinance branches close to the rural area, products and services accessible to a large segment of the potentially productive Nigeria population, who are currently not being served by the formal financial sector.</em></p>

scholarly journals Relationship of working capital management and profitability of the firms - an application of unit root and co-integration test on the various corporate sectors of Pakistan stock exchange

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 377-394
Author(s):  
Umair Baig ◽  
Salman Sarwat ◽  
Danish Iqbal Godil
Keyword(s):  
Unit Root ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Research Unit ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Integration Test ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

The main purpose of this research is to find the impact and the long-run relationship of working capital, and profitability in different major sectors of Pakistan stock exchange; for this purpose eight sectors with 95 listed companies selected that can be representative of the Pakistani mindset and practices of the corporate world. For this reason, ROA used as the dependent variable and CCC, CR, QR, WCT ART, APD, ROCE, DR to check the long-run relationship with Firm Performance. OLS is not possible due to the trend in data. In this research unit root test and Penal Co-integration test used for finding the long-run relationship equilibrium. This research paper provides guidelines to corporate practitioners and academia to understand and focus on working capital to improve profitability in the organization. Findings revealed that different sectors have different characteristics of working capital in the long-run equilibrium. This research intends to give future direction for the researcher to develop theories of liquidity and working capital.

The role of infrastructure on economic growth in belt and road participating countries

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mui-Yin Chin ◽  
Sheue-Li Ong ◽  
Chew-Keong Wai ◽  
Yee-Qin Kon
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Panel Cointegration ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Determinants Of Economic Growth

Purpose This study aims to delve deeply into the role of infrastructure on economic growth in 59 belt and road initiative (BRI) participating countries from various regions of the world as the main objective of BRI is to encourage the participating countries to improve investment and trade facilitation via infrastructure. Besides, the development of infrastructure is in line with the United Nations’ 2030 sustainable development goals (SDG). Design/methodology/approach This study encompasses all of the important physical infrastructure factors to compute a composite infrastructure index. Thereafter, this study used both the panel cointegration and the panel Granger causality tests to investigate the impact of the infrastructure index and other essential factors on economic growth. Findings The empirical results signify the importance of infrastructure development on economic growth in both the long-run and short-run. Besides, it is evident that capital, expenditure on health and education, as well as exports, will accelerate economic growth. Originality/value The findings of this study could contribute to the literature regarding BRI in two ways. First, it will provide insight to the policymakers of China and the BRI participating countries on whether infrastructure development is worthy of huge investment so as to enhance the success of the BRI. Second, the outcome of this study will give policymakers a better understanding of the determinants of economic growth, which, in turn, will help them in designing effective policies.

scholarly journals Drivers of agricultural productivity: Evidence from transforming economies

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23
Author(s):  
Olatokunbo Hammed Osinowo ◽  
Esther Toluwatope Tolorunju ◽  
Iyabosola Mary Osinowo
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Unit Root ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Impulse Response Function ◽  
Unit Root Test ◽  
Panel Cointegration ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Cointegration Test ◽  
Panel Cointegration Test

Abstract This study empirically investigates the drivers of agricultural productivity in transforming economy. The study used a 35-year period (1980–2014) panel data sourced from World Development Indicators, Penn World Table, United States Department of Agriculture and Statistics on Public Expenditure for Economic Development. Data used for the study include Agricultural Productivity (AP), Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Government Agricultural Expenditure (EXP), Agricultural Trade Barrier (ATB), Consumer Price Index (CPI), Farm Machinery (MACH), Fertiliser (FERT), Human Capital (HCAP) and Irrigation (IRRG). Data were analysed using Impulse Response Function, Levin-Lin-Chu unit root test, Johansen-Fisher Panel Cointegration test and Panel Least Squares regression technique. Impulse Response Function revealed that ln (GDP)reacted negatively to a shock from ln (Agricultural Productivity). Levin-Lin-Chu unit root test revealed that the variables were stationary either at level or at first difference. The result of the Johansen-Fisher panel cointegration test showed that for every case at 5 percent level of significance, we reject null hypothesis of no cointegration. Panel Least Squares revealed that Agricultural Trade Barrier (α = 0.0531, p < 0.05), Human Capital (α = 1.2409, p < 0.01) and Irrigation (α = 0.0771, p < 0.01) increased Agricultural Productivity. However, Fertilizer (α = −0.0730, p < 0.01) decreased Agricultural Productivity. This study therefore concluded that Agricultural Productivity will grow in transforming economy with trade restriction on imported agricultural tradable commodities, increased investment in human capital and expansion in irrigation application. The study therefore recommends measures that will protect domestic agriculture, capacity building of the farmers and improved irrigation infrastructure that will enhance small scale farmers for all-season cropping.

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