Dynamic Analysis of the Effect of Fiscal Deficit on Inflation in Nigeria

The study is aimed at investigating the short-run and long-run dynamic effects of fiscal deficit on inflation in Nigeria. Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL).was applied to time series data from 1970–2016 (of Nigeria). The result, of the estimation, reveals that fiscal deficit is inflationar...

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Published in:Academic journal of economic studies 2019, Vol.5 (2), p.159-165
Main Authors: Danlami, Ibrahim Abdulhamid, Bin Hidthiir, Mohamad Helmi, Hassan, Sallahuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Micro-Economics
Socio-Economic Research
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Summary:The study is aimed at investigating the short-run and long-run dynamic effects of fiscal deficit on inflation in Nigeria. Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL).was applied to time series data from 1970–2016 (of Nigeria). The result, of the estimation, reveals that fiscal deficit is inflationary during the short-run as well as the long-run of the period of study. Findings of the research are limited to Nigeria whose data were used, based on ARDL as the econometrics techniques applied, for a period 1970–2016. The fiscal spending of Nigerian government is one of the factors contributing to inflationary pressure in the country as seen in the findings of the research. The paper was able to prove empirically, the existence of the positive effect of fiscal deficit on inflation in Nigeria, using Nigerian data and also suggest for decision makers in the country to be cautious in terms of the way, the Nigerian government is financing its expenditure through borrowing and fiscal spending.
ISSN:2393-4913
2457-5836