Poverty And The Nigerian Economy

This research study by means of robust statistical analysis investigated the poverty situation in Nigeria and how it affects the citizens and the economy at large. This research was taken in a period of 25 years which is from 1985 – 2010. The ordinary least square method was used to investigate this work.

Title page 

Approval page

Dedication 

Acknowledgement

Table of contents 

Abstract 

CHAPTER ONE:  

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 

1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

 

CHAPTER TWO: 

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 THEORETICAL LITERATURE

2.2 EMPIRICAL LITERATURE

CHAPTER THREE: 

METHODOLOGY

3.1  NATURE OF THE MODEL

3.2  MODEL SPECIFICATION

3.3  ESTIMATION PROCEDURE

3.4  TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATION OF THE RESULT

3.4.1 EVALUATION BASED ON STATISTICAL CRITERION

3.4.2 EVALUATION BASED ON ECONOMETRIC CRITERION

3.5  DATA SOURCE

CHAPTER FOUR: 

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1  PRESENTATION OF RESULTS

4.2  INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

 

4.2.1 ANALYSIS OF REGRESSION COEFICIENTS

4.2.2 ECONOMIC A PRIOR EXPECTATION

 

4.2.3 STATISTICAL CRITERIA (FIRST ORDER CONDITION)

4.2.4 ECONOMETRICS TEST (SECOND ORDER TEST)

4.3  HYPOTHESIS TESTING 

CHAPTER FIVE: 

SUMMARY, POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

5.1 SUMMARY 

5.2 POLICY IMPLICATION

5.3CONCLUSION

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