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Exchange rate volatility : an analysis of the relationship between the Nigerian naira, oil prices, and US dollar

This study seeks to assess the correlation which exists between exchange rate of Nigerian naira and Unites States dollar and oil price on the basis of monthly data from 1999-2009. The research employ the fundamental variables which were assumed to be the monthly spot crude oil price, monthly exchange rate of Nigeria naira and monthly exchange rate of United States dollar. The empirical result adopted the ordinary least square using regression analysis and also the correlation model which shows that there is a weak/negative relationship between exchange rate and oil price as there are other factors that brings about changes in oil price other than the exchange rate. The activities of cartel pricing policy and oil speculators too have come to greatly affect the price of crude oil, and it will be interesting to examine the impact speculators have on the change in price of crude oil against the normal drivers of crude oil price.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hgo-912
Date January 2011
CreatorsOjebiyi, Ademola, Olugbenga Wilson, David
PublisherHögskolan på Gotland, Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap, Högskolan på Gotland, Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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