Impact of Financial stability on economic growth in Nigeria

Ozili, Peterson K (2024): Impact of Financial stability on economic growth in Nigeria. Forthcoming in:

Abstract

Economic growth is reflected in SDG8 of the sustainable development goals. Financial stability has been identified as a factor promoting economic growth. However, there is little evidence on the effect of financial stability on economic growth in Nigeria. This study empirically examines the effect of financial stability on economic growth in Nigeria from 1993 to 2017. The results show a positive relationship between financial stability and economic growth in Nigeria. Specifically, the result shows that a high ZSCORE, which reflects low insolvency risk, has a positive effect on economic growth. Similarly, fewer nonperforming loans improve economic growth in Nigeria. In contrast, capital adequacy was found to have a negative effect on economic growth in Nigeria.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: financial stability, ZSCORE, economic growth, Nigeria
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G20 - General; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G21 - Banks ; Depository Institutions ; Micro Finance Institutions ; Mortgages; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G23 - Non-bank Financial Institutions ; Financial Instruments ; Institutional Investors; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G28 - Government Policy and Regulation; G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G29 - Other; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O43 - Institutions and Growth; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O47 - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth ; Aggregate Productivity ; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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