(VAT), from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent, on import demand and sectoral output in Nigeria. The study uses 2020 as the base … all economic sectors. The study, therefore, concludes that increase in VAT has adverse effect on import demand, and …

This paper estimates disaggregated import demand function for Nigeria using annual data from 1970 to 2019. The study …, industrial output and domestic investment are the major determinants of import demand for consumer, intermediate and investment … goods, respectively. Furthermore, the import demand for investment goods is not sensitive to variations in relative prices …

This study empirically investigates the dynamics of the relationship between import demand and foreign exchange … disaggregated import demand function. Results reveal that total imports are significantly affected by domestic prices only; whereas …, demand for goods import is influenced by income. The level of foreign exchange reserves does not influence import demand …