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TITLE PAGE TRADE OPENNESS AND OUTPUT GROWTH IN NIGERIA: AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS (1970-2007) A PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILIMENT FOR THE COURSE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc) DEGREE IN ECONOMICS BY ALUM EMEKA .J. EC/2006/259 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CARITAS UNIVERSITY AMORJI-NIKE EMENE, ENUGU AUGUST 2010 APPROVAL PAGE This is to certify that this project was undertaken by Alum Emeka Japhet and duly supervised and approved as having met the requirement for the award of Bachelors of Science (B.Sc.) degree in the department of economics, Caritas University. Amorji-Nike, Enugu State. ……………………………. Date:…………………. Ojike, R. O. Project Supervisor ……………………….. Date:………………… Peter. C. Onwudinjo Esq Head of Department …………………………….. Date:………………… Dr. C.C. Umeh Dean, Faculty of Management And Social Science …………………………. Date:……………….. External Examiner DEDICATION To God Almighty the Giver of wisdom and the creator of heaven and earth. ACKNOWLEDGMENT To my father and mother Mr. and Mrs. Alex, F. Alum, To BABA God in Heaven. To my supervisor Mr. Ojike R.O. for his kind supervision throughout the course of this project. Thank you very much. To my H.O.D Peter C. Onwudinjo Esq, all my lecturers, Mrs. Okonkwo P.C, Mr. Agu S.V, Mr. Ojike R.O, Dr Umeadi C.C, Dr Asogwa, Mr. Ugwu, Prof. Udabah and Prof. Onah for their inspiration throughout the course of my studies. May God Almighty bless them. To my brothers and sister Eloka, Uchenna and Mercedes. To my siblings Brother Prince, Brother Dan, Brother Godwin, and to all my Aunties, And all the Alum Families. To my friends Aduaka Hilary (Pojas), Ejike Ezeorah (Madukanaya), Joseph. O. Faithful (Kpanko), David (Night Walker), David Eme Njokwu (H.O.D), Chibuike, Kal