Macroeconomics of Minimum Wage Draft: Do not quote MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MINIMUM WAGE IN NIGERIA: A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS Abiodun O. Folawewo* Abstract This paper examines the macroeconomic effects of minimum wage (MW) policy in Nigeria using a static computable general equilibrium. Data for the study is drawn from year 2005 National Account of the country. The data is used to construct a 22 x 22 social accounting matrix (SAM) for the economy. The calibration exercise shows that the
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The British colonial government in Lagos did not have local support to abolish domestic slavery because it would upset and cause conflict with the individuals of power in Lagos. Rather‚ the British used a variety of terms to describe slavery‚ for example “[they] insisted that ‘domestic’ slavery in Africa was ‘benign’ or ‘mild’‚ and that slaves should be regarded as ‘servants‚’ ‘serfs’ or ‘family retainers‚’ rather than downtrodden beasts of burden.” The British feared that upsetting the regional
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RAPID TRANSIT 3. FINANCING THE OPERATING FLEET 4. INSTITUTIONAL AND REGULATORY CONTEXT 5. CREATION OF THE LAMATA 6. THE INTRODUCTION OF LAGOS BRTS 7. THE BENEFITS OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM 8. SUMMARY 9. CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT) AS A PANACEA TO TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM IN LAGOS INTRODUCTION Lagos city‚ Nigeria’s commercial capital‚ is one the most population dense cities in Africa. Consequently‚ traffic congestion had become a daily reality
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LIFE IN NIGERIA VS LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Having lived in Nigeria almost all my life‚ and since relocating to the United States seven years ago‚ there is a huge difference between the way things are been done in both countries. The way of living in Nigeria is hectic and filled up with a lot of chaos and fewer opportunities offered by the government‚ while here in t he United States‚ life is more structured and there are various opportunities available to people who wants to take
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Atwater v City of Lago Vista (2001) was a case concerning the fourth amendment. This case was where the defendant Atwater was arrested for a seat belt violation. O’Connor wrote the dissent that the arrest was unreasonable. O’Connor stated “…pointless indignity’ that served no discernible state interest and yet holds that her arrest was constitutionally permissible (Electronic Privacy Information Center‚ 2005).” She implies that if an officer believes someone committed a crime in their presence they
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NIGERIA The Federal Republic of Nigeria comprises thirty six states and its Federal Capital Territory is Abuja. Nigeria is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west‚ Chad and Cameroon in the east‚ and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. The Flag The flag of Nigeria consists of three equal sized vertical stripes - the right and left stripe are green; and the middle stripe is white. The Nigerian
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A CRITICAL STUDY ON USER GENERATED CONTENT ( UGC ) MA ART & DESIGN ( VISUAL COMMUNICATION & NEW MEDIA BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The emergence of a second generation web development and design that include communication‚ information sharing‚ interoperability‚ and collaboration‚ Web 2.0 ‚ an expression made in 2004 by web-business mogul Tim O’Reilly‚ have led to the development of web based communities‚ services and applications such as social-networking sites‚ video-sharing sites‚ wikis‚ blogs
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102 Professor Berry May 4‚ 2013 Lago‚ A Life of Revenge Lago is a character in the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare presents Lago as a villain. Lago claims a reputation for honesty‚ yet he creates elaborate lies in order to exploit and manipulate people. But is this a villain? He cares for no one‚ cheating‚ lying and living his whole life just for revenge. Many times throughout the play others refer to Lago as “honest Iago.” Lago’s achievements
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Samar Minallah of Haripur to raise awareness on the present situation in Bajuar and how it has influenced the lives of displaced women and children. The short documentary is aimed at giving a human face to the bitter experiences faced by the internally displaced people of Bajaur who have been in agony since the military operation launched in the tribal agency on August 6 that has killed scores and displaced almost one third of the population of the agency. The film brings forth some of the
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User-generated content Brianna Hughes Northeaster State University User generated content is on the verge in the media industry and becoming a world wide system used on the internet and in commercials. The growth of new media has increased communication between many people all over the world. People are able to speak their mind through websites‚ blogs‚ pictures‚ and other user-generated media. User-generated content is another way for people to access things at a quicker pace with fast
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