IMPACT OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION ON EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN NIGERIA
Shettima, Fatima Abdullahi (Ph.D) and Daba, Sani Aminu
Volume 2 Issue 2
Abstract
The paper examines the impact of trade liberalization on employment growth in Nigeria with data drawn from the period 1990 and 2020. The Autoregressive distribution lags (ARDL) approach developed by Pesaran et al (2001) is adopted for the analysis in this paper. The paper found that trade liberalization has negative impact on employment growth both in the long run and short run in Nigeria between 1990 and 2020. The study recommends a diversification of the economy, outright ban and restrictive quotas on imports with domestic produced substitutes and halts the depreciation of Naira amidst poor non oil exports. Keywords: Trade Liberalization, Employment growth, ARDL
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