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Modelling the Dynamics of Government Finance on Bond Market Return in Nigeria
Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Theoretical Economics Letters·Volume 08 (2018)·Pages 3438–3443·Published 14 November 2018·DOI10.4236/tel.2018.815210
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Abstract
This study proposes a theoretical modeling approach for analyzing the impact of government finance on bond market return in Nigeria. The overall result shows that government finance affects not only the rate of return on asset issued by government but also the rate of return on private securities.
KeywordsBondGovernment FinanceAssetPrice FluctuationNigeria
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