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...

type="main" xml:lang="en" <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>This paper evaluates the determinants of borrowing, effects of borrowing on economic well-being, and potential disparity in responses by sources of well-being, location and gender, while controlling for other correlates. The 2001 Cameroon household consumption...</p>