EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE ON INVESTMENT DETERMINATION IN NIGERIA (1970-2008) ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of interest rate on investment determination in Nigeria. The study is necessitated by the fact that the behavior of interest rates to a large extent determines investment activities and economic growth of any country. Investment decision is seen as demand for credit in an economy and this study calculated the annual variance of interest rate and its effects on investment determination
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seizures; however‚ it does not guarantee against all searches and seizures if there is reasonable doubt. Searches are determined on two important interests. The first is the intrusion on the individual’s Fourth Amendment Rights; the second includes legitimate government interests such as national security. What constitutes a reasonable suspicion? Where must a public official draw the line? How should one address any “gray area” that might arise? Most will agree that search or seizure that occurs within
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Hegemonic Internationalism‚ Pursuit of National Interests? Hegemonic internationalism by definition is a paradox within itself. Internationalism suggests cooperation among nations for common good‚ while hegemony is an instance when one nation has power over another nation. This leads to the belief that hegemonic internationalism is‚ in reality‚ one nation pursuing its own national interests at the expense of other nation. Nazi Germany‚ Iran and the United States are all examples of a nation pursuing
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Personal Interest Research: Learning and Memory Donna Hoffman BSHS 371 November 9‚ 2012 Kimberly Anderson Personal Interest Research: Learning and Memory As people develop into middle and older adulthood many begin to take an interest in doing the things‚ which pertain to keeping his or her bodies and faces looking fresh and young. Some people will buy exercise equipment‚ start gym memberships‚ and change their diets. Other people will buy facial products‚ hair dyes‚ and may contemplate
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applying various analytical tools and techniques to the financial data. Financial analysis provides for analyzing financial conditions and performance of a company and to present their financial situation to stockholders‚ creditors and to the general public. A firm communicates financial information to the users through financial statements and reports. It contains summarized information of the firm’s financial affairs‚ organized systematically. All these statements are used by investors and financial
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Agency theory Agency theory identifies the agency relationship where one party‚ the principal‚ delegates work to another party‚ the agent. In the context of a corporation‚ the owners are the principal and the directors are the agent. This model of corporate governance and subsequent research focused on resolving conflicts of interest between corporate management and shareholders (Jensen and Meckling‚ 1976) and has largely adopted an agency theory approach. Key assumption is that the principals and
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Module Title: Finance Principles Module Code: 5AC002 Module Leader: William Coffie Student Name and Number: Qianhui MA(1223583) Date of Submission: 14th Jan 2013 Words: 1441 Agency Theory and Corporate Governance Introduction In 26th February 1995‚ the Barings Bank‚ one of the oldest banks of the United Kingdom was declared bankrupt. Nick Leeson‚ the trader of the bank in Singapore had lost $1.4 billion on derivatives trading while the bank reported capital was only about
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1. Describe the path of interest rates in Canada since WWII and specifically the past 2 decades. Over the past several decades the path of the interest rates were able to be recorded and charted. Strictly after World War II‚ interest rates seemed to drop for a bit‚ speculated that after the hype of the Second World War‚ there was not enough jobs for the returning soldiers‚ causing a recession. When the 50s arrived‚ the Government began to invest more into national security. This spending concerned
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What Is Dependency Theory And How Does It Apply To Development? Dependency Theory developed in the late 1950s under the guidance of the Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America‚ Raul Prebisch. He believed that the economic growth in the advanced industrialized countries (the First world) did not necessarily lead to growth in the poorer countries (the Third World). Indeed‚ economic activity in the richer countries often led to severe economic problems in the poorer countries
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name given to the economic literature and practice of the period between 1500 and 1750. Although mercantilist literature was produced in all the developing economies of Western Europe‚ the most significant contributions were made by the English and the French. Whereas the economic literature of scholasticism was written by medieval churchmen‚ the economic theory of mercantilism was the work of merchant businessmen. The literature they produced focused on questions of economic policy and was usually
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