Measuring Gender Disaggregated Human Capital Development as Determinants Of Economic Growth In Nigeria

Tontu-Gukat, Bonmwa; Bhattarai, Keshab

Abstract

This study is a gender disaggregated analysis to investigate impact of human capital development on economic growth in Nigeria. The ARDL approach was applied in order to examine the gender disaggregated education, health and gender gap index as determinants of economic growth in Nigeria. The study found that education had not adequately improved economic growth in Nigeria particularly in the short run where male secondary school enrolment had insignificant positive impact on economic growth due to the none engagement of the secondary school educated population into productive jobs, while female secondary school enrolment had positive impact on economic growth due to non-furtherance of the female counterparts who were employed at the early stage. Also, the life expectancy measuring the quality of health as an indicator of human capital development had not enhanced economic growth as expected. It was found that gender gaps had significant positive impact on economic growth in Nigeria. The study recommended that there should be equal gender right to education to avoid suppressing the female gender from not going to school and productive jobs be provided to accommodate secondary school level; there should be improved health facilities that can improve the life expectancy ratio for both males and female gender in Nigeria; and government should ensure gender equality.

Citation

Tontu-Gukat, B., & Bhattarai, K. (2024). Measuring Gender Disaggregated Human Capital Development as Determinants Of Economic Growth In Nigeria. Journal of Development Economics and Finance, 5(2), 255-270. https://doi.org/10.47509/JDEF.2024.v05i02.02

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 19, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Nov 25, 2024
• Publication Date: Nov 25, 2024
• Deposit Date: Nov 26, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 28, 2024
• Electronic ISSN: 2582-5194
• Publisher: ARF India
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 255-270
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.47509/JDEF.2024.v05i02.02
• Keywords: Educational attainments; Gender Gap; and Economic growth
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4927815