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The Infant Manufacturing Industry Argument on Tariff: the Nigeria Hypothetical Example
This study was set to establish the fact that infant industries argument in favour of Nigerian manufacturing sector still holds.This is owing to its strategic importance in promoting the nation's economic growth.This study employed OLS method to analyse the secondary data obtained from Central Bank of Nigeria statistical bulletin from 1988-2010.The Regression result shows that tariff impacts positively on the growth of manufacturing sector while, inflation, interest rate and import impact negatively.Specifically, the analyses revealed that inefficiency in the manufacturing sector is mostly cau…
