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Air Transport Connectivity, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Nigeria

This study examined the dynamic and causal relationships among air transport connectivity, foreign direct investment (FDI), and economic growth in Nigeria using annual time-series data spanning 1990–2024, a period characterised by substantial reforms in the aviation sector and the broader economy. The study employed the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and Granger causality analysis to examine both the short-run dynamics and the long-run relationships among the variables. The short-run results revealed that improvements in air transport connectivity exerted a positive and statistica…