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Table 1 Variables for a priori Expectations

From: Industrial output growth and foreign direct investment in Nigeria

VARIABLES

A PRIORI EXPECTATIONS

Industrial Output (IDT)

\({\beta }_{1}>0\)

Labour Participation Rate (LPR)

\({\beta }_{2}>0\)

Exchange Rate (EXR)

\({\beta }_{3}<0\)

Inflation Rate (INF)

\({\beta }_{4}<0\)

Trade Openness (TOP)

\({\beta }_{5}>0\)

Gross Capital Formation (GCF)

\({\beta }_{6}>0\)

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

\({\beta }_{7}>0\)

  1. Source: Author’s Computation