Domestic debt, public spending and economic growth in Nigeria: a mediation analysis
Nnachi Egwu Onuoha
Abstract:PurposeThis study is aimed at interrogating the mediation role of public spending in domestic debt and economic growth nexus, drawing on debt overhang theory and the Keynesian view.Design/methodology/approachThe study deployed a time series data (from 1981 to 2020) set drawn from the 2021 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin. The mediation effect of public spending was tested by performing structural equation modeling after pre-estimation Augmented Dickey-Fuller unit root test.FindingsOverall, th… Show more
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