Insurance and economic growth nexus in Nigeria: asymetric non-linear relationship under heterogenous agents

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Title:	Insurance and economic growth nexus in Nigeria: asymetric non-linear relationship under heterogenous agents
Author:	Olayungbo, D.O.
Year:	2015
Periodical:	African Development Review (ISSN 1467-8268)
Volume:	27
Issue:	3
Pages:	248-261
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	insurance economic development economic models
External link:	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-8268.12144/abstract
Abstract:	This paper examines the asymmetric non-linear relationship between insurance and economic growth in Nigeria between 1976 and 2010. Prior studies have examined the direction of causality between insurance and economic growth with mixed conclusions in the insurance-growth literature. Moreover, the majority of these studies assumed symmetric causal relationships by concentrating mainly on testing the supply-leading and demand-following hypothesis. This paper, therefore, contributes to the literature by examining the asymmetric causality test between insurance and economic growth in Nigeria. After the cointegration, the asymmetry causality and the asymmetric impulse responses show a robust significant relationship between high gross domestic product (GDP) and low insurance in the long run. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]