Refereed Publications
Gidigbi, M. O. (2023). Assessing the impact of poverty alleviation programs on poverty reduction in Nigeria: Selected programs. Poverty & Public Policy, 15(1), 76–97. https://doi.org/10.1002/pop4.358
Bello, M. K. & Gidigbi M. O. (2022). COVID-19 pandemic, oil slump and the Nigerian economy. Management and Economics Review, 7(3), 438-453. http://mer.ase.ro/files/2022-3/7-3-12.pdf
Gidigbi M. O., Omo-Ikirodah, B. O. & Akinwolemiwa, D. I. (2022). The COVID-19 pandemic: Capital importation to banking business. Regional Economic Development Research, 2(3), 58 – 69. https://doi.org/10.37256/redr.2320221425
Babarinde, G. F., & Gidigbi, M. O. (2022). Analysis of monetary policy and bank lending nexus in Nigeria. The Journal of Business Studies, 6(1), 104 – 122. http://fcm.esn.ac.lk/jbs/archive/6.1.8.pdf
Bello, M. K. & Gidigbi M. O. (2022). The pattern of trade flows in Nigeria during the pre- and post-era of Covid-19. Regional Economic Development Research, 2(3), 31 – 47. https://doi.org/10.37256/redr.2320221925
Gidigbi M. O., Babarinde, F. G., Adewusi, O. A. & Akinrinde, I. (2021). Legal issues and risks associated with Cryptocurrency (in Nigeria): Regulation for use and integration for its possibilities. Int. J. Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies, 2(4), 320 – 338. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJBC.2021.120372
Gidigbi M. O. & Donga, M. (2021). Domestic, foreign direct investment and economic growth nexus in selected African Countries. Acta Universitatis Danubius CEconomica (AUDOE), 17(5): 142 – 157. https://dj.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/AUDOE/article/view/1318
Alekseenko A. P. & Gidigbi M. O. (2021). Legal regulation of a Cryptocurrency used in Nigeria and Russia: A comparative study. Int. J. Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies, 2(2): 187 – 203. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJBC.2021.118135
Bello, M. K. & Gidigbi M. O. (2021). The effect of trade on economic growth in Nigeria: Does Covid-19 matters? African Journal of Economic Review, IX(III): 21-33. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajer/article/view/209870
Gidigbi M. O. (2021). Digital technologies for sustainable development: Dual challenge of sustainability and inclusivity perspective. Law & Digital Technologies, I(I), 27 – 36. https://ras.jes.su/ldt/s123456780015729-2-1-en
Gidigbi M. O. (2021). Specialised bank’s credit provision in Nigeria: Implication on poverty reduction. African Journal of Economic Review, IX(II), 151-171. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajer/article/view/205925
Gidigbi M. O., Ademola-John, C. I. & Joseph, A. J. (2021). Effects of indirect taxation on household consumption in Nigeria. FUW International Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 6(1&2), 1-13. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/MatthewGidigbi/publication/357483205_Effects_of_Indirect_Taxation_on_Household_Consumption_in_Nigeria/links/61d048b8e669ee0f5c7a72e6/Effects-of-Indirect-Taxation-on-Household-Consumption-in-Nigeria.pdf
Gidigbi M. O. (2021). Delinquency tendency in digital currency and its impact on credit: In ensuring the rights of investors in the context of the digitalization of the economy: The experience of European and Asian states. Edited by Belykh, V. S. & Alekseenko, A. P., Prospekt, Moscow. https://doi.org/10.31085/9785392335985-2021-128
Babarinde, G. F., Gidigbi, M. O. & Abdulmajeed, T. I. (2020). Does stock market spur economic growth? evidence from Nigeria. Finance & Banking Review (FBR), 14(1), 103 – 116. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357535757_Does_Stock_Market_Spur_Economic_Growth_Evidence_from_Nigeria
Gidigbi M. O., Donga, M. & Hassan, I. B. (2020). The pooled mean group approach on saving and investment link in Africa: Implication on capital mobility. Bizecons Quarterly, 14, 23-35. https://ideas.repec.org/a/ris/buecqu/0027.html
Akpansung, A. O. & Gidigbi, M. O. (2020). Domestic public debts and economic growth nexus in Nigeria: Further empirical evidence from causality and structural breaks analyses. Nile Journal of Business and Economics, 15, 39 – 58. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Domestic-Public-Debts-and-Economic-Growth-Nexus-in-Akpansung-Gidigbi/109daa3ee26b23e6c0eaf31149330b6a56b8e71b
Gidigbi M. O., & Donga, M. (2020). Impact of savings on economic growth in Africa. The Economics and Finance Letters, 7(2), 136-147. https://econpapers.repec.org/article/pkpteafle/v_3a7_3ay_3a2020_3ai_3a2_3ap_3a136-147_3aid_3a1645.htm
Babarinde, G. F.; Gidigbi, M. O.; Ndaghu, T. Julius & Idera, T. Abdulmajeed (2020). Digital finance and the future of Nigerian banking system: A review. Nigerian Journal of Banking and Finance, 12(1), 9-15. https://www.njbaf.com/images/2020_articles/Volume_1219-15_Babarinde_et_al.pdf
Gidigbi M. O., & Bello, M. K. (2020). The implication of petroleum subsidy reduction for poverty in Nigeria: A choice between maintaining the subsidy or providing infrastructural services equivalent to the deadweight loss. Asian Development Perspective, 11(1),1-12. https://adp.yonsei.ac.kr/adp/article/vol11.do?mode=view&articleNo=26892&article.offset=0&articleLimit=10
Babarinde, G. F., Gidigbi, M. O., Yole, D. M.; Kazeem, A. B. (2020). Deposit insurance: A review of concepts, principles and implications on the Nigerian financial system. Jalingo Journal of Social and Management Sciences, 2(2), 55 – 67. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342048804_Deposit_Insurance_A_Review_of_Concepts_Principles_and_Implications_on_the_Nigerian_Financial_System_Deposit_Insurance_A_Review_of_Concepts_Principles_and_Implications_on_the_Nigerian_Financial_System
Gidigbi, M. O. (2019). Re-examining the link between financial structure and economic growth in Nigeria: An empirical investigation. BizEcons Quarterly, 5, 3 – 21. https://ideas.repec.org/a/ris/buecqu/0009.html
Abdulmajeed, T. I., Babarinde, G. F., Kazeem, A. B. & Gidigbi, M. O. (2019). Impact of Microfinance Banks on the sales volume of Small and Medium Enterprises in Ilorin, Kwara State. FUW International Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 4(1), 1 – 14. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342049508_IMPACT_OF_MICROFINANCE_BANKS_ON_THE_SALES_VOLUME_OF_SMALL_AND_MEDIUM_ENTERPRISES_IN_ILORIN_KWARA_STATE
Babarinde, G. F., Abdulmajeed, T. I., Gidigbi, M. O. & Ndaghu, J. T. (2019). Impact of Microfinance Banks’ services on the profitability of Small and Medium Enterprises: Evidence from Ilorin, Kwara State. European Journal of Applied Business Management, 5(3), 98 – 112. https://nidisag.isag.pt/index.php/IJAM/article/view/461
Gidigbi M. O., Bello, M. K. & Babarinde, F. G. (2019). Petroleum Subsidy and its Impact on Tax Revenue Volatility. The Review of Finance and Banking, 11(1), 24-36. https://ideas.repec.org/a/rfb/jounl/v11y2019i1p24-36.html
Lawan, M. & Gidigbi, M. O. (2019). Causal link between employment and renewable energy consumption: Evidence from Nigeria. The European Journal of Applied Economics, 16(1), 30-40. http://journal.singidunum.ac.rs/paper/causal-link-between-employment-and-renewable-energy-consumption-evidence-from-nigeria.html
Gidigbi, M. O. (2018). Financial structure and economic growth in Nigeria. Developing Country Studies, 8(10), 14 – 28. https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/DCS/article/view/44524/45943
Gidigbi M. O., Babarinde, F. G. & Lawan, M. (2018). Exchange rate volatility pass-through and inflation in Nigeria. Journal of Management, Economics and Industrial Organisation, 2(3), 18-40. http://doi.org/10.31039/jomeino.2018.2.3.2
Gidigbi, M. O. (2017). An assessment of the impact of banking reforms on economic growth and banking performance in Nigeria. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Journal of Applied Statistics, 8(2), 143 -161. https://dc.cbn.gov.ng/jas/vol8/iss2/7
Gidigbi, M. O. & Akanegbu, B. (2017). Does financial integration exist in ECOWAS? Journal of Social and Development Sciences, 8(2), 14–27. https://doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v8i2.1793
Akpansung, A. O. & Gidigbi, M. O. (2015). The Relationship between trading volumes and returns in the Nigerian stock market. International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 132, 150–163. http://www.internationalresearchjournaloffinanceandeconomics.com/ISSUES/IRJFE_Issue_132.
Akpansung, A. O. & Gidigbi, M. O. (2014). Recent banking reforms in Nigeria: Implications on sectoral credit allocation and economic growth. International Journal of Business and Social Science, 5(13), 91 – 104. http://ijbssnet.com/journals/Vol_5_No_13_December_2014/10.pdf
Akanegbu, B. & Gidigbi, M. O. (2014). An assessment of the economic development existence in Nigeria. Global Journal of Management and Business Research: Economics and Commerce, 13 (5), 55 – 60. https://journalofbusiness.org/index.php/GJMBR/article/view/1347/0
Gidigbi, M. O. & Akanegbu, B. (2013). Interpreting transformed variable coefficient (Unlogged coefficient/percentage) in a logged regression model. The International Journal’s – Research Journal of Economics & Business Studies, 2 (12), 22 – 25. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306395863_Interpreting_Transformed_Variable_Coefficient_Unlogged_CoefficientPercentage_in_a_Logged_Regression_Model
Gidigbi, M. O.; Babalola, S. J. & Akanegbu, B. (2013). Impact of education and economic growth on poverty reduction in Nigeria. International Journal of Innovative Research & Studies, 2(8), 396 – 422. https://www.academia.edu/4465050/Impact_of_Education_and_Economic_Growth_on_Poverty_Reduction_in_Nigeria