Foreign Portfolio Investment and Human Capital Development in Nigeria 1987 2018

As a result of low savings that characterize their economies, most developing economies scramble for international capital inflows to fill the void in their domestic savings. The international capital can take the form of Foreign Portfolio Investment. There are mixed and conflicting results in past studies on the effect of Foreign Portfolio Investment on Human Capital Development in Nigeria which this study will attempt to resolve. Foreign portfolio investment FPI is an aspect of international capital inflows and involves the transfer of financial assets such as cash, stock or bonds across international borders in want of profit. The main objective of this study is to explore, determine, assess, examine and ascertain the effect of FPI on human capital development in Nigeria. The specific objectives of this study are to explore, determine, assess, examine and ascertain the effects of foreign portfolio investment, market capitalization, exchange rate and interest rate respectively on human capital development in Nigeria. The study adopted ex post facto research design and sourced data sourced data from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin and Annual Reports and the World Bank Development Indicators which were analyzed using Descriptive Statistics, Augmented Dicker Fuller tests for unit roots and Autoregressive Distributive Lag ARDL for the hypothesis.The study concluded that foreign portfolio investment has both short run and long run positive and significant effects on human capital development. Hence, it is recommended that government should strengthen and deepen the capital market system in Nigeria to sustain existing foreign portfolio investment and attract new ones. Mbanefo Patrick Amaechi "Foreign Portfolio Investment and Human Capital Development in Nigeria: 1987-2018" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-2 , February 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49231.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/management-development/49231/foreign-portfolio-investment-and-human-capital-development-in-nigeria-19872018/mbanefo-patrick-amaechi