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Table 4 ARDL bounds test result for cointegration

From: Is population an asset or a liability to Nigeria’s economic growth? Evidence from FM-OLS and ARDL approach to cointegration

Dependent variables

Functions

F-statistics

GDP growth model

\(F_{gdpg} (gdpg\left| {gfcf,popg,gcon,topen)} \right.\)

6.2784***

GDP per capita growth model

\(F_{gdppcg} (gdppcg\left| {gfcf,popg,gcon,topen)} \right.\)

6.2872***

Population growth model

\(F_{popg} (popg\left| {gdpg,gfcf,gcon,topen)} \right.\)

7.1825***

 

\(F_{popg} (popg\left| {gdppcg,gfcf,gcon,topen)} \right.\)

8.4260***

 

10%

5%

1%

I(0)

I(1)

I(0)

I(1)

I(0)

I(1)

Critical bound values

2.20

3.09

2.56

3.49

3.29

4.37

  1. ** and *** represent the non-rejection of the alternative hypothesis at 5% and 1% levels correspondingly