TABLE OF CONTENTS

Abstract

 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">1.1              Background to the study

1.2       Statement of the problem

    1.3        Objectives of the study

"Times New Roman"">1.4              bold"> Research questions

1.5        Research hypothesis

1.6        Research methodology

1.7        Significance of the study

1.8         Scope of the study

1.9         Plan of the study

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CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

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2.1 Conceptual framework

            2.1.1 the concept of external debt

            2.1.2 the concept of exchange rates

2.2 theoretical frameworks

mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">2.3.1        bold">Review of external debt theory

mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">2.3.2        bold">the dual-gap theory

mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">2.3.3        bold">external debt and economic growth

            mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">2.3.2    Review of external debt theory

            2.3.3    Exchange rate determination models

            2.3.4    Flexible price monetary model

            2.3.5 sticky-price monetary model

            2.3.6 Equilibrium model and liquidity model

            2.3.7 Portfolio balance model

2.4       Origin of Debt Crisis in LDCs

            2.4.1 Why countries borrow

            2.4.2 Origin of Nigeria’s external debt

            2.4.3 Causative factors of Nigeria’s external debt

            2.4.4 Nigeria’s external debt profile

2.5       External debt management in Nigeria

            2.5.1 External debt management strategies.

            2.5.2 Nigeria external debt servicing

            2.5.3 Nigerian external debt rescheduling and restructuring

2.6       Literatures on External Debt Management of Nigeria

2.7       An Overview of Exchange Rate Regimes

            2.7.1    The gold standard regime

            2.7.2    Flexible exchange rate regime

            2.7.3     The crawling peg regime

            2.7.4      The managed float regime

            2.7.4     the European monetary system

mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">2.8              An evaluation of exchange rate regimes in Nigeria 

            2.8.1 Exchange rate determinants

mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">2.9              Empirical Literature

            2.9.1    Nigerian studies

CHAPTER THREE

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK & RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

bold">3.1 Introduction

bold">3.2 Theoretical Framework

bold">3.3 research methodology

bold">            3.3.1 Model specification

bold">3.3.2 Techniques of estimation

bold">3.4 data sources, definitions and measurements

bold">            3.4.1 Data sources

bold">            3.4.2 Data definitions

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION

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mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">4.1 Introductions

mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">4.2 Descriptive Analysis

bold">4.3 Trend Analysis

bold">4.4 Econometric Analysis

mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">            4.4.1 Unit root test

mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">            4.4.2 Johansen co-integration test

mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">            4.4.3 Error correction estimates using vector error correction model

mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">            4.4.4 Granger causality test

bold">4.5 Conclusion

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