Project Topics CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT: THE ROAD AHEAD ABSTRACT This paper presents a synthesis of presentations and discussions at a Joint UNITAR/ WAIFEM Sub-Regional Workshop on… Read More
Project Topics CAPITAL MOBILITY, MONETIZATION, AND MONEY DEMAND:EVIDENCE FROM AFRICA ABSTRACT Empirical research regarding money demand relationships has been directed towards the identification of a few key economic… Read More
Project Topics CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA ECONOMIC REPORT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2008 ABSTRACT Aggregate output growth measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at 6.49 per cent during… Read More
Project Topics CLASSIFYING EXCHANGE RATE REGIMES: DEEDS VS. WORDS ABSTRACT Most of the empirical literature on the relative merits of alternative exchange rate regimes uses the IMF de jure classification… Read More
Project Topics CORRUPTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT Corruption is an ancient practice that has been traced back to pre-biblical times and made itself known… Read More
Project Topics CORRUPTION IN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH – A REVIEW ABSTRACT Empirical research on corruption is quite a new undertaking. In an attempt to determine the causes and… Read More
Project Topics CUMULATIVE REGIONAL DECLINE, INSTITUTIONAL INADEQUACY AND THE “DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT”: IS EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION ECONOMICALLY AND POLITICALLY SUSTAINABLE? ABSTRACT EMU now seems increasingly likely to progress as planned with a broad membership of eight to ten… Read More
Project Topics CURRENCY SUBSTITUTION IN SELECTED AFRICAN COUNTRIES ABSTRACT This study investigates the presence of currency substitution in eight African countries- Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya,… Read More
Project Topics CURRENT CONSUMPTION AND FUTURE INCOME GROWTH: SYNTHETIC PANEL EVIDENCE ABSTRACT To what extent do households make their consumption-savings decisions in a forward looking manner? While this question… Read More
Project Topics DECENTRALIZATION, TAX EVASION, AND THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY ABSTRACT Economic models of decentralization generally emphasize beneficial consequences—efficient provision of local public goods, hard budget constraints, and… Read More