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Effects of Production Costs on Manufacturing Outputs in Nigeria: An ARDL Approach.
The imperative of a functioning manufacturing sector has long been recognised in the economics literature. Manufacturing sector has been described as the driver of economic growth and a quick way out of underdevelopment. However, in recent times, there has been an increasing cost of production, which continues to affect manufacturing production in Nigeria. This study examined the effect of production costs on manufacturing output in Nigeria. The study is anchored on the conventional supply theory, after which a time series regression model was specified for data covering 1981 to 2022. The ARDL…
