Abstract

The challenges imposed by the rising cases of unemployment, inflationary rate and less purchasing power in households have stirred considerable interest amongst researchers and actors in contemporary times in designing agreeable mechanism that engenders economic growth. This paper examined the impact of unemployment, inflation and household’s consumption on economic growth for 1960 to 2018. OLS estimation technique was adopted. From the findings, unemployment, inflation and household’s consumption impacted on economic growth. But it was observed that inflation (INF) significantly influence economic growth in Nigeria. However, controlling for the influence of consumer price index (CPI), we observed that it is a key determinant of economic growth. The study therefore recommends for efficient and effective policy mix that may monitor the inflation rate in Nigeria.

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