ISSN 2736-1721
Global Journal of Business Management ISSN 6731-4538 Vol. 3 (3), pp. 001-013, March, 2009. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Modeling the impact of financial innovation on the demand for money in Nigeria
Gbadebo Olusegun Odularu and Oladapo Adewale Okunrinboye
Department of Economics and Development Studies, College of Business and Social Sciences (CBS), Covenant University, P.M.B. 1023, Km 10 Idiroko Road, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Accepted 19 January, 2009
Abstract
The demand for money is a very crucial in the conduct and determination of the effectiveness of monetary policy. This study attempts to analyse whether financial innovations that occurred in Nigeria after the Structural Adjustment Programme of 1986 has affected the demand for money in Nigeria using the Engle and Granger Two-Step Cointegration technique. Though the study revealed that demand for money conforms to the theory that income is positively related to the demand for cash balances and interest rate has an inverse relationship with the demand for real cash balances, it was also discovered that the financial innovations introduced into the financial system have not significantly affected the demand for money in Nigeria. Based on the results obtained, a policy of attracting more participants (non-government) and private sector funds to the money market is necessary as this will deepen the market and make the market more dynamic and amenable to monetary policy.
Key words: Money demand, deposit, narrow money, interest rate, M, DD, Nigeria.