The Symmetric and Asymmetric Impacts of Foreign Capital Inflows and Trade Openness on Africa’s Economic Growth: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Panel ARDL Models

Globalization and Economic Growth in Nigeria: Analyzing the Roles of FDI Inflows, Trade Liberalization, and External Borrowing in Nigeria

This study examines the impact of globalization on Nigeria’s economic growth, focusing specifically on the roles of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Trade Openness (TO), and External Debt (EXTD) from 1990 to 2023. Using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Error Correction Model, the empirical findings reveal the...

The Impact of Exports, Imports, Foreign Direct Investment, and Trade Openness on Economic Growth in Iraq: Evidence from the ARDL Approach (2004–2024)

Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Nigeria

This study investigates the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and key macroeconomic variables on economic growth in Nigeria from 1986 to 2024, a period defined by trade liberalization reforms, exchange rate regime shifts, macroeconomic instability, and fluctuating investment inflows. Against the backdrop of Nig...

The Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging European Economies: Empirical Evidence from Hungary, Poland, and Romania

This study investigates the impact of real effective exchange rate (REER) volatility on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in three major Central and Eastern European (CEE) economies—Hungary, Poland, and Romania—using quarterly data spanning from 2007-Q1 to 2024-Q4. The exchange rate volatility is modeled using a...

The Asymmetric Effects of Trade Openness on Industrial Productivity and Competitiveness: Evidence from Nigeria (1986–2023)

Purpose: This study examines the impact of trade openness on Nigeria's industrial productivity and competitiveness between 1986 and 2023. Methodology: Annual time-series data on industrial productivity, competitiveness, trade openness, foreign direct investment, inflation and institutional quality were sourced from the...

Investigating the Impact of Foreign Investment on Economic Growth in Selected West African Countries

This study investigates the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth in selected West African countries, with particular emphasis on the roles of trade openness and inflation. Despite the growing importance of FDI as a source of external capital for developing economies, evidence regarding its gr...