This study evaluates the redistributive and welfare effects of reforms in indirect taxes in Rwanda. Specifically, its aim is to determine the effects of the 2002 reforms of the value added tax (VAT) rate on aggregate household welfare; assessing the impact of this reform on welfare distribution...

Motivated by fiscal austerity and the surge in emigration in Europe's periphery during the Great Recession Bandeira, Caballé and Vella study a particular type of fiscal consolidation: the one carried out through an increase in consumption tax rates. Using a small open economy model with search...