Impact of Immigration on Nigerian Economy

Abstract

The paper considered selected publications of scholars and harnessed their perspectives on the impact of immigration on Nigerian economy. The findings show that immigration is traceable to presence of factor endowment such as crude oil and insufficient manpower in some areas like technology, medicine, agriculture etc. Immigration has contributed to growth of gross domestic product via filling the capacity gap. However, there are negative impacts that come through diffusion such as swallowing up cultural heritage, transfer of diseases and suchlike.

Keywords: Immigration, Impact, Economy, Diffusion and Growth

JEL Classification: A13