G. I. Opara

Impact of Crime on Economic Performance in Nigeria: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach (1990- 2024)

G. I. Opara, J. O. Akamike, Onugha Chioma Chinenye & C. Ike Chigozie · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2026

Crime and insecurity constitute persistent challenges to economic performance in Nigeria because they can disrupt productive activities, discourage investment, increase security-related expenditure, and weaken business confidence. At the same time, unemployment, inflation, and in...