Impact of Structural Breaks on the Fiscal Indicators–economic Growth Relationship in Nigeria: An ARDL and Bai-perron Approach

Olubisi L., Aako,; Mukail, A., Akinde,; Gabriel O., Ojo,; Akeem A., Taiwo,

doi:10.9734/acri/2026/v26i82049

Impact of Structural Breaks on the Fiscal Indicators–economic Growth Relationship in Nigeria: An ARDL and Bai-perron Approach

This study examines whether structural breaks alter the estimated relationship between fiscal indicators and economic growth in Nigeria. Annual data for 1981–2023 are analysed using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds-testing framework, while the Bai–Perron procedure identifies multi…