Question: Search and write on any 20 articles on Micro Economics
Department of Economics,
Faculty Of Social Sciences
Ebonyi State University (EBSU),
Abakaliki
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
award of
Master of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Economics.
Course:
Eco 800 – Advanced Micro-Economics.
Article1: Determinants of Expected poverty among rural Households in
Nigeria.
Researcher(s) O.A. Oni and S.A Yusuf.
Journal: African Economic research
Consortium (AERC) Research Paper, 183, Nairobi
Year: September,
2008
Summary:
Vulnerability
measures are becoming tools to evolving proactive steps to alleviate poverty.
The data for the study were obtained form the merged General Household survey
(GHS) and the national consumer survey (NCS) of 1996. The cross- sectional data
were augmented with certain covariate factors. The study were analyzed using a 3
stage Feasible Generalized Least Square (FGLS). Both idiosyncratic and covariate
factors affect the expected log per capita consumption of rural Nigerians. The
overall expected poverty for the country at 0.535 is 1.02 times the observed
poverty in 1996. Higher expected poverty is synonymous with north east, no
formal education, farming, older head of household, large household size and
male headed household. The north east region has both lower mean per capita
consumption and higher variance compared with other regions of the country.
Further, consumption variance is highest for households whose heads have
secondary education while households whose heads have no formal education have
lowest mean expected consumption. Farming households have lower mean per-capita
consumption compared with their non-farming households. Male headed households
have both lower mean consumption and higher consumption variance relative to
their female counterparts. Age wise, house hold heads below age 20 have the
lowest mean consumption and the highest consumption variance. House holds with
more than 10 members have very low mean consumption and very high consumption
variance. Depending on whether there is low mean consumption or higher
consumption variance or both, policy strategies suitable for the different
groups will vary from increased mean per capita consumption to consumption
smoothening or both.
Article 2:
Capital Market as a Veritable Source of
Development in Nigeria Economy.
Researcher(s): Josiah Mary, Samson, A.
Adedinran and Akpeti, O. Elizabeth.
Journal: Journal
of Accounting and Taxation, vol 4 (1).
Year: February,
2012
Summary;
The
capital market is the prime motor that drives any economy on its path to growth
and development because it is responsible for long-term-growth capital
formation. The objective identifies the importance of capital market. Data were
collected from the central bank statistical Bulletin from the periods 1992 to
2007. The ordinary least square and Cochrane-orutt methods were used in
analyzing the data. It was discovered that the capital market has not
contributed positively to the development of the Nigerian economy. However,
there is a positive correlation between the rate of transactions in the capital
market and the development of Nigeria economy. Indeed, stringent requirement
for entry into the capital market should be relaxed and adequate publicity
should be given to the activity at the capital market.
Article 3:
Impact Assessment of the role of
Nigerian Stock Exchange on the Economic Development of Nigeria.
Researcher(s): Okoh Lucy and Ekane O. Raphael.
Journal: International Journal of
economic Development, research and investment vol. 2 No 1
Year: April,
2011.
Summary:
The stock exchange is a specialized market for the
buying and selling of securities. These securities include stocks and shares
which represent ownership interests in business, debentures and government
bonds. The study reviewed stock exchange, its functions, activities, roles,
legislation and the advantages and disadvantages of listing on the stock
market. The trading, cleaning and settlement process of the Nigerian stock
Exchange as well as the shortcomings were X-rayed. For Nigerian stock exchange
to contribute in the development of the Nigeria economy through the
mobilization and utilization of funds for expansion of business enterprise in
the country, it has intensified efforts in creating public awareness as regards
its services to the economy, effective investor education, fostering and
stimulating speculation in the market
and reforms that compel investors to take due diligence when funds are to be
raised by government to eliminate the buying and selling culture that exists in
the market.
Article 4:
An assessment of income shocks and
Expected poverty Dynamics in Nigeria.
Researcher(s): A.S Oyekale and T.O. Oyekale
Journal: International Conference on Applied
Economics
Year - 2003
Assessment
of income shocks and households vulnerability provides as excellent way of
designing appropriate marginal reforms to tackle welfare problems among some vulnerable
groups. Three stage Feasible Generalized Least Square (FGLS), analyses expected
poverty using the 2004 NLSS data, high agricultural input price and lack of
capital to expand own business were experienced by the largest proportion of
the household. High vulnerability was displayed by rural areas, Male headed
household, large family and large number of dependant. Appropriate marginal
reforms should be targeted at vulnerability group in rural areas and specific
zones of the country in order to reduce chronic and transient poverty.
Article 5:
Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria through
capitalism Economic Framework: Problems and Challenges.
Researcher: Aniekan, E Ekpe.
Journal: Journal of Sustainable
Development in African vol 13 no 2.
Year- 2011.
Summary:
Poverty,
both in absolute and relative terms is afflicting most Nigerian. To be sure,
successive Nigerian regimes have adopted
series of measures to ameliorate the plight of the poor. The application of
capitalist policies and strategies has not been able to alleviate poverty. Indeed,
poverty alleviation is impossible with the application of orthodox capitalist
principle as a result of the contradiction which are inherent in capitalism.
However, Nigerian state should adopt socialism or regulated capitalism if it is
desirous to alleviate poverty.
Article 6:
Impact of poverty Reduction programmers
on multidimensional poverty in Rural Nigeria.
Researcher: Totulepe olayemi oyekale .
Journal: Journal of Sustainable
Development in Africa. Vol 13 No 6
Year-2011.
Poverty
reduction is the goal of all rural development programmers embarked upon by
Nigerian government this is important becomes poverty is Nigerian problem in
Nigeria and the rural area are mostly
affected using 2006 core welfare indicator survey (C.W.R) data, fuzzy set
approach was used to examine the impact of poverty alleviation programmers on
multidimensional poverty index for rural Nigeria is 0.3796 some development
programmers had negative impact on multidimensional poverty index of rural
Nigeria. House hold head in the south –south region were multidimensional poor
than those in other in regions the government should intensity efforts on
programmers that had positive impact on multidimensional poverty index of rural
Nigeria and that government programmers get to the targeted people.
Article 7:
Application of contingency theory of accounting
information to the UAE Banking sector.
Researcher: Hikmat A Alrawi and Suja
Saran Thomas.
Journal: Asian Academy of management
journal vol 12 No 3.
Year- 2007
Contingency
theory has been given relatively little consideration in terms of the factors
that influence the accounting information systems. Few organizations appear to
have systematic processes in place for managing the evolution of their
measurement system, testing contingency hypotheses in budgetary research using
moderated regression analysis. However, mauve organizational concept,
technology and a human information processing system is a tool for contingency
theory of accounting information to the UAE banking sector.
Article 8:
Evaluation of Internal Control Systems
–A Study from Uganda.
Researcher: Angella Amudo and Eno,
L.Inanga.
Journal: International Research Journal
of Finance and Economics.
Year: 2009
Internal
control systems is a topical issue following global fraudulent financial
reporting and accounting scandals in both developed and developing counties. A
proactive preventive approach to the problem requires a critical evaluation of
the existing internal control structure in organizations to determine their
capacity to ensure that the organizations activities are carried out in
accordance with established goals, policies and procedures, A conceptual model
is used in evaluating the internal control systems in public sector projects in
Uganda financed by the African Development Bank. Thus, some control components
of effective internal control systems are lacking in these projects and renders
the cement control structures in effective. There should be improvements in the
existing internal control systems.
Article 9:
Poverty Reduction and the Attainment of
the MOGs in Nigeria; Problem and prospects. Researcher Sequn Oshewolo
Journal: International Journal of
Politics and Good
Government Vol 2 No 3.
Year: 20011.
Sub-saharan
Africa has become synonymous with poverty. Nigeria hosts the largest population
of poor people in the region. The inauguration of the MDGs represents an
attempt at combating poverty through global partnership for development. And
constitute the key to Nigeria’s escape from poverty trap. However, the current
progress towards the attainment of the goals is approximately at a snails pace.
To achieve the aim, sound reform practices are required.
Article 10:
The impact of the Nigerian capital
market on Economic Growth (1990-2010).
Researcher: F.T. Kolapo and A.O.
Adaramola,
Journal: International Journal of
Developing Societies.
Vol 1 No 1,
Year: 2012.
The
performance of stock market is an impetus for economic growth and development.
The economic growth was proxies by Gross Domestic Product (GDB) while the
capital market variables considered market capitalization (MCAP), Total New
Issues (TNI) value of transactions (VLT) and total listed equities and
government stocks (LEGS) Johansen co-integration and granger causality test
should that the Nigerian capital market and economic growth are co-integrated
it means a long run relationship exists between capital market and economic
growth in Nigeria, the causality test suggest a
bidirectional causation between the GDP and the value of transactions
(VLT) and a unidirectional causality form market capitalization to the GDP and
vice-versa. There is independence “no causation” between the GDP and total new
issues (TNI) as well as GDP and LEGS. This is a year in indication of the
relative positive impact capital market plays on the economic growth of the country;
Equally, the activities of the capital market tend to impact positively on the
economy. The regulatory authority should initiate policies that would encourage
move companies to access the market and be more proactive in their surveillance
role in order to check sharp practices which undermine market integrity and
erode investor’s confidence.
Article 11:
OIL and Water Do Mix- the case of Saudi
Arabia
Researcher: Masudul Alam Choudlury
Journal: the Journal of Developing areas
Vol 37 No 2.
Year: 2004.
Attaining economic development and social
wellbeing through national development planning constitutes complementary
goals. Such supplementary link between the two goals is shown by the
interaction between the economic need to maintain healthy oil revenues and the
social necessity to use a part of the revenues to sustain subsidy of a most
central life fulfilling need the water resource in Sandi Arabia. The general eguirlitnum
petwleum production function is taken as a two sector model with linkages
between crude oil production as sector I and the water resource as sector which
the oil revenue is infected into a pricing model of water resource. Incite of
the oil backed subsidy for water, the wealthily of the global oil market could
be avoided by hinging the development and sustainability of water subsidy on a
birch mark
Article 12:
Indonesia’s monetary policy Dilemma-
Constraints of Inflation targeting.
Researchers: Anis Chowdhury and Herman to Siregar
Journal: Journal of Developing Areas
Volume 37 No 2
Year: 2004
Indonesia has been the west his
country darning the 1997-1998 Asian Crisis. On the fiscal side, the government
is burdened with and the pressure to maintain social expenditure. On the
monetary side, there is a preoccupation with a lower inflation rate which
conflicts with the need to maintain liquid in a repressed economy. By examining
the inflation growth relationship, the study focused on whether there is any
room for inflating the economy to ease the pressure on government debt
repayment while maintaining social expenditure. The researcher finds a the way
relationship between inflation and growth but there is some evidence of long
rum neutrality of money showing that inflation is unlikely to affect economic
growth adversely in the long rum. The researcher used simple model that
explicitly takes into account inflation growth trade off and found that there
is room for a lighter in flatiron rate than what it currently targeted. In
need, the study favors more expansionary macroeconomic policy mix.
Article 13:
Determinants of migration to and from
Bolivar State, Venezuela for 1961 and 1990; the effect of Ciudad Guayana on
migration.
Researcher: Evelyn D. Ravuri;
Journal: the Journal of Developing
Areas. Vol 37 No 2
Year: 2004.
The great in flux of migrants to the
capital arties of many developing countries by the mid-twentieth century
resulted in concentrated population in many of these countries. The
dissatisfaction with the concentration of population in the capital region
forced many developing countries to cities, rural regions, or resource
frontiers. In1959, Venezuela created an industrial growth pole in Bolivia state
as an attempt to direct population away from Caracas. Regression paralysis was
applied to determine whether the predictor variables pertaining to sates of
origin or destination for life-time immigrants and out migrants to and from Believer
differed between 1961 and 1990 as a result of this programmed. Results
indreated that 1961 life time migrants responded to distance, population and
industry while 1990 migrants were being reunited from the more populous state
suggesting that the industrial growth pole had obtained a size that attracted
further growth. The predictor enables for life time out migrants as of 1961
were income, distance and population where as 1990 life-time out migrants only
responded to income.
Article 14:
Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in Oil
Sector in Nigeria.
Researchers: Salami Dada Kareem, Fatima
Kari
Journal: International Journal of
Applied Economics and Finance
Year: 2012
The
study investigates the impacts of foreign direct investment in oil sector in
Nigeria and its attendant effect on economic growth, the co-integration
analysis was used for the study. The results showed that foreign direct
investment at cement year is regionally associated with GDP possibly due to the
fact that such investment needed to be allowed sometime leg to translate to any
significant impact. The impact of domestic capital formation is relatively
compared with the impact of foreign direct investment in the oil sector county
corruption, inadequate fracture and inconsistent regulations remains the key
elements of Nigeria’s future challenge of attracting move promote her economic
growth.
Article 15:
The Determinants of Rural Poverty in
Nigeria
Researchers: Etim, Nsikak- Abasi A and
Udoh, Edet J.
Journal: International Journal of Agricultural
Management and
Development.
Year: 2013
Most of the population of Nigeria is
rural and agriculture is the mainstay of the impoverished people’s livelihood,
the to bit regression model was med in the estimation. Through the multistage
sampling technique primary data were attained from 150 rural farming households
using a questionnaire. The result shows that increase in farm income, farm size
and amount of agricultural lean led to a decrease in the level of poverty by
0.9953, 0 .1220 and 0.4016 x 10-6 respectively. Membership of the co-operative
by household heads ownership of certain assets, Access to extension services
and modern farm inspect increase in educational attainments and male heads of
households decreased the likelihood of being poor. Erupt access to lean that is
elastic, the responsiveness of the probability and intensity of poverty to
dependency rata; farming experience; farm size and income are inelastic
Article 16:
Appraisal of Capital Market efficiency
on Economic Growth in Nigeria
Researchers: Sunday O. E. Ewah, Atim E
Esang, Jude U. Bassey
Journal: International Journal of
Business and management Vol 4, No. 12
Year: 2012
The study focused on the appraisal
of the impact of capital market efficiency on economic growth in Nigeria. The
study use time series data on market capitalization money supply, interest rate,
total market transaction and government development stock between 1961 to 2004,
the model is multiple regression and ordinary lea setsquares estimation
techniques. The result shows that the capital market in Nigeria has the
potentials of growth reducing but has not confronted meaningfully to economic
growth of Nigeria. This is caused by low market capitalization, low absorptive
capitalization, illiquidity, misappropriation of funds etc. the researcher
recommends that the capital market remains one of the mainstream in every
economic that has the power to influence economic growth, hence the organize
privet sector is encouraged to invest in it.
Article 4:
Rural poverty in Nigeria: profile,
Determinants and Exit paths
Researcher: John C Anyanwu.
Journal: African Development Review Vol
17 No 3
Year: 2005
The study the profile of rural
poverty in Nigeria uses the 1996 national consumer survey data set. The results
show that by 1996, the proportion of the rural populations living under the
poverty line stood at 71. 7 percent up from 46 prevent in 1992. The depth of
poverty in rural Nigeria was 33 compared with 18, 9 percent severity during the
same year. A logistic regression model was estimated based on the data with the
probability of a household being poor as the dependent variable and a set of
personal explanatory variables
Article 18:
Analysis of Internal control in a
computerized Accounting System. A study of First Bank Plc.
Researcher: Kama, Oluchi Awuu.
Journal: Journal of Development
Economics Vol 4 No 7.
Year: 2012.
The study examines the analysis of
Internal control system in a computerized accounting system the study deepens
in analyzing the internal control system of first bank Abakaliki as the study
area. The study applied chi- square (x2) technique to test the
hypotheses on the internal control the adequacy of internal framework and
balances of the bank. The result showed of checks internal control provides
adequate framework of cheeks and balances that ensure operational efficiency
and effectiveness in the bank. Workshops and trainings were recommended for
stat in order to meet up with the challenges of information technology.
Article 19:
Alleviation Programmes and food Scanty:
A study of Abia- State Agricultural Development Programme (Abia- ADP)
Researcher: Egbo, S.
Journal: African Economic Research
Consortium (AERC), narobi Vol 1 No 3
Year: 2012.
The study examined the twin issue of
poverty Alleviation and food security in Nigeria. It deepens further on low
poverty Alleviation programmes have been implemented and its effect on food
security in Abia State. the study applied the Chi-Square (x2)
technique to test hypotheses on the impact of Abia- ADP on food security, food
sufficiency level of the Abia citizens and the Implementation policy of the
programme. The result showed that at 0.05 level of significance, Abia- ADP had
assisted farmers in achieving their potentials for increased output,
productivity and income on a sustainable basis. The study recommends that
Government ensure the availability of improved and adaptable technologies to
help include all kinds of crops and increased output.