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The Effect of Oil Revenue on Economic Growth in Nigeria: Evidence from Quantile Regression Method

DBN Journal of Economics and Sustainable Growth, Forthcoming

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 26 Jan 2023

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Financial Development and Manufacturing Output Growth Nexus in Nigeria: The Role of Institutional Quality

DBN Journal of Economics and Sustainable Growth, Vol. 1 Issue 2, pp. 1-43

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Feb 2019

Alarudeen Aminu, Isiaka Akande Raifu and Bolanle Deborah Oloyede

University of Ibadan - Department of Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Dapartment of Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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The Effect of Financial Development on Unemployment in Nigeria: Do Measures of Financial Development Matter?

Raifu Isiaka Akande (2019), “The Effect of Financial Development on Unemployment in Nigeria: Do Measures of Financial Development Matter?” DBN Journal of Economics and Sustainable Growth Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 1-35

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 07 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2019

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Coal-Powered Energy, Energy Crisis and the South African Economy: Can Renewable Energy or Nuclear Energy Be Alternative Options?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 28 Dec 2024

Isiaka Akande Raifu, Fidelis Ademola Obaniyi and Nantap Ditep

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa and Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa

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Simulating the Inflationary Effects of Fuel Subsidy Removal in Nigeria: Evidence from a Novel Approach

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 30 Nov 2023

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Joshua Afolabi

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research

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Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on Financial Sector Development: Evidence from Nigeria and South Africa

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 28 Sep 2022

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Adesoji O. Farayibi

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and University of Ibadan

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The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Stock Market Performance in Africa

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 18 Nov 2021

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Do Government Revenues Matter for Economic Growth?: Evidence From Nigeria

European Journal of Government and Economics 7(1), June 2018, 60-84

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 19 Jul 2018

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Abiodun najeem Raheem

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Abeokuta Federal University of Agriculture (UNAAB) - Department of Economics

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COVID-19 Pandemic, Government Policy Responses and Stock Market Performance in Some Selected African Countries

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Feb 2022

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Revisiting Causal Relationship between Renewable Energy and the Economy in OECD Countries: Evidence from a Novel Jks's Granger Non-Causality Test

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 18 Jul 2024

Isiaka Akande Raifu, Fidelis Ademola Obaniyi, Great Nnamani and Abdulkhalid Salihu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa, Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) and Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA)

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Impact of Oil Revenue on Unemployment in Nigeria: Evidence from ARDL and Quantile Regression Methods

The Journal of Energy and Development, Vol. 47, Nos. 1 and 2, 2022

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Jan 2023

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Alarudeen Aminu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and University of Ibadan - Department of Economics

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Stock Market Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from Africa

Euro-Asian Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 5, Issue 1, January 2017

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 03 Jan 2018

Obianuju Nnadozie and Isiaka Akande Raifu

University of Benin - Department of Economics & Statistics and Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Examining Structural Stability and Time-Varying Causality between Economic Policy Uncertainty and Asia-Pacific Islamic Stock Price

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 09 Jan 2023

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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The Effect of Military Spending on Economic Growth in MENA: Evidence from Method of Moments Quantile Regression

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 10 Jan 2023

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Alarudeen Aminu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and University of Ibadan - Department of Economics

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On the Determinants of Unemployment in Nigeria: What are the Roles of Trade Openness and Current Account Balance?

Review of Innovation and Competitiveness: A Journal of Economic and Social Research, Volume 3, Issue 4, 2017

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Jan 2018

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Impact of Financial Development on Merchandise Trade in Nigeria: A Disaggregate Analysis

DBN Journal of Economics and Sustainable Growth Vol 3 Issue 1, pp. 47-80

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Mar 2021

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Oludele Folarin

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and University of Ibadan - Department of Economics

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Testing Multiple Structural Breaks in the Oil price-Stock Price Nexus during the Russia-Ukraine War in Asian Oil-Importing Countries

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Jan 2023

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Terver Theophilus Kumeka

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Dominican University

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Dynamic Effects of Oil Price Shocks on Sectoral Outputs in Nigeria: Application of Linear and Nonlinear ARDL

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Feb 2024

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Bolanle Deborah Oloyede

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Dapartment of Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Does Unemployment Still Follow Hysteresis Hypothesis in Nigeria? Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Unit Root Test Methods

Journal of International Cooperation and Development, Vol 3, No 1, May 2020

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Aug 2020

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Examining the Response of Inflation to the Boom-Bust Cycle of Oil Price: Evidence from Nigeria

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 13 Jul 2022

Obianuju Nnadozie, Lotanna E. Emediegwu and Isiaka Akande Raifu

University of Benin - Department of Economics & Statistics, Manchester Metropolitan University and Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Effect of Military Spending on Private Investment in Nigeria: Does Crowding-Out Effect Exist?

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 22 Nov 2022

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Government Policy Responses on Stock Market Returns: Evidence from Tourism and Travel Stock Returns

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 04 Oct 2022

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Are All Shocks Alike? Evidence from the Effects of Oil Shocks on Military Expenditure in Nigeria

Forthcoming: Energy Research Letters.

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 13 May 2023

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Does Business Cycle Affect Health Expenditure? Evidence from Nigeria

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 07 Jun 2023

Isiaka Akande Raifu, Olaide Opeloyeru and Kehinde Agbatogun

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Tai Solarin University of Education - Department of Economics and Tai Solarin University of Education - Department of Economics

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Is the Russia-Ukraine War Responsible for Global Inflation? An Empirical Note

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 21 Oct 2024

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Temitope Abodunde

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research

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Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sector Performance in Sub-Sahara African Countries

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Feb 2025

Obianuju Nnadozie, Isiaka Akande Raifu and Joshua Afolabi

University of Benin - Department of Economics & Statistics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research

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Political Regime and Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Nigeria (1985-2018)

Raifu I A. (2021). Political Regime and Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Nigeria (1985-2018). DBN Journal of Economics and Sustainable Growth, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp. 47-83

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Jun 2021

Isiaka Akande Raifu

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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Does Access to Clean Fuel and Technology Improve Health Outcomes? A Comparative Analysis of Africa and Asia

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 22 Jul 2024

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Nantap Ditep

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa

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Revisiting Tourism-Led-Growth Hypothesis in the Presence of Structural Break: The Case of Spiritual Tourism and Economic Growth in Saudi Arabia

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 15 Jul 2025

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Lukman Lasisi

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Lagos Business School, Lekki

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Testing Asymmetric Unemployment Invariance Hypothesis in Africa: Evidence from Non-Dynamic and Dynamic Panel Threshold Methods

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Jan 2026

Isiaka Akande Raifu, Oluwafemi M. Adeboje and Emmanuel Obijole

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) - Research, Policy & Int’l Relations Department and University of Ibadan

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The Role of Domestic Economic Competitiveness in Trade-Employment Nexus in Nigeria

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Feb 2023

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Sebil Oshota

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Independent

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On the Nexus Between Terrorism and Tourism in Nigeria: What Role Does Institutional Quality Play?

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Jun 2025

Isiaka Akande Raifu, Sebil OSHOTA and Olusegun Ojo

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Ibadan - Department of Economics

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Modelling Tourism-Environmental Pollution-Health Outcomes Nexus in Africa

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 03 Dec 2025 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2025

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Priscilla Alikor

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa

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Testing Causal Relationship between Institutional Quality and Inclusive Growth: Evidence from Panel Causality Tests

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Mar 2026

Isiaka Akande Raifu, Joshua Afolabi and Terver Kumeka

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research and Dominican University, Ibadan

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Does Causality Between Tourism and Environmental Pollution Depend on Economic Development Level? A Novel Evidence from JKS’s Panel Granger Non-Causality Method

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 30 Jul 2025

Isiaka Akande Raifu and Fidelis Ademola Obaniyi

Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa

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Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

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