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Fiscal Policy and Unemployment Nexus in Nigeria: An Empirical Analysis (1990–2021)

ABSTRACT: This study assessed the fiscal policy and unemployment nexus in Nigeria using time series data covering 1990 to 2021. Economic downturn, poor living standard, inadequate employment generation and increasing unemployment rate are sources of concern and worry. Job creation seems not to be getting the needed attention in the scheme of economic policies in Nigeria. The proxies for fiscal policy were: government capital expenditure (GCE), government revenue expenditure (GRE), government external debt (GED) and government total revenue (GTR), while that for unemployment was the unemploymen…

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