Mathew Okechukwu Nwokoye

Foreign Direct Investment and Youth Unemployment in Nigeria: Reassessing the Employment Transmission Mechanism

Chinwe Monica Madueke, Joan Nwamaka Ozoh, Onwka Irene Nkechi, Mathew Okechukwu Nwokoye & Chinasa Ifeoma Obi · Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting · 2026

Nigeria continues to have chronically high youth unemployment despite continued foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, contradicting traditional development theory's assertion that FDI inflows boost employment through investment expansion and knowledge transfer. This study uses...