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Fiscal Policy Instruments and Industrial Sector Performance in Nigeria, 2015–2025
This study examines the relationship between four fiscal policy instruments, government expenditure, tax revenue, public debt, and fiscal deficit, and the performance of Nigeria's industrial sector between 2015 and 2025, a period spanning a recession, a pandemic shock, and a major fuel-subsidy removal. Using an ex-post facto design and eleven annual observations drawn from Central Bank of Nigeria, Debt Management Office, National Bureau of Statistics, and Federal Ministry of Finance publications, the study applies descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and bivariate regression to test fo…
