RESEARCH PROPOSAL FOR SABBATICAL

1. Proposed Text book

Title of the book: INTRODUCTION TO MACRO ECONOMICS

Outline of Chapters
Chapter One: Introduction to Macroeconomics
1.0 Meaning of Macroeconomics
2.0 Distinction between Micro and Macroeconomics
3.0 Basic Assumptions of Macroeconomics
4.0 Basic Concepts of Macroeconomics
5.0 Review Questions
Chapter Two: Introduction to National Income Accounting
2.0 Concepts of National Income
2.1 Methods of Measuring National Income
2.2 Difficulties in measuring income
2.3 Determination of equilibrium Income
2.4 Propensity to consume and Propensity to save
2.5 The multiplier
2.6 Review Questions
Chapter Three: Macroeconomic Schools of Thought
3.1 The Classical school
3.2 The Keynesian School
3.4 The Monetarists
3.4 New Classical
3.5 Rational Expectation theory
3.6 Review Questions
Chapter Four: Theories of Consumption
4.1 The Absolute income Hypothesis
4.2 The Relative Income Hypothesis
4.3 The Life-cycle Hypothesis
4.4 The Permanent Income Hypothesis
4.5 Review Questions

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Chapter Five: Theories of Investment
5.1 Meaning and type of Investment
5.2 Investment theories
5.3 The Present Value (PV) Criterion of investment
5.4 The working of Accelerator Principle
5.5 Review Questions
Chapter Six: Money
6.1 Barter system
6.2 Definition of money
6.3 Evolution of modern money
6.4 Quantity theory of money
6.5 The Keynesian theory of money
6.6 Review Questions
Chapter Seven: Inflation and Unemployment
7.1 Meaning of inflation
7.2 Type of inflation
7.3 Control of inflation
7.4 The concept of Unemployment
7.5 Types of Unemployment
7.6 Phillips curve
7.8 Review Questions
Chapter Eight Stabilization Policies
8.1 Fiscal Policy
8.2 Monetary Policy
8.3 IS and LM Functions
8.4 Effectiveness of Monetary and Fiscal Policies
8.5 Review Questions
Chapter Nine: Business Cycles
9.1 Definition and Types of Business Cycles
9.2 Stages of Business Cycle
9.3 The causes of Business Cycle
9.4 Review Questions
Chapter Ten: Economic Growth
10. 1 Definition of Economic growth
10.2 Economic Growth versus Economic Development
10.3 Harrod-Domar Models
10.4. The Solow-Swan Models of Growth
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10.5 The Endogenous Growth Theory
10.6 Review Questions
Chapter Eleven: International Economics
11.1 Balance of Payment
11.2 International Trade
11.3 Foreign Exchange Rate
11.4 Foreign Exchange Policy
11.5 Review Questions

2. Three papers with the following titles

i. EXTERNAL DEBT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS IN NIGERIA
 Introduction
 Theoretical and empirical Literature Review
 Methodology
 Result Presentation
 Discussion of finding
 Conclusion and Recommendation
ii. Determinants of Customer Choice of Global System for Mobile (GSM) service
provider among GSM Users in Kano Metropolitan, Kano State-Nigeria
 Introduction
 Theoretical and empirical Literature Review
 Methodology
 Result Presentation
 Discussion of finding
 Conclusion and Recommendation
iii. INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFLATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN
NIGERIA: DETECTING THRESHOLD LEVEL (1990Q1-2020Q4)
 Introduction
 Theoretical and empirical Literature Review
 Methodology
 Result Presentation
 Discussion of finding
 Conclusion and Recommendation

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