Export-led growth hypothesis: New evidence from Nigeria

This study investigated the export-led growth hypothesis in Nigeria. The examined long-run and short-run equilibrium relationships between exports; imports economic over period. used Johansen co-integration technique, granger causality, vector error correction mechanism analysis of data. variables were found to have same order integration empirical evidence strongly suggested existence relationship among import, export also causality running from import import. However, there was no support hypothesis. recommended that Nigerian base should be expanded by given more attention non-oil sector economy augment oil sector.