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...

This paper studies the decomposition of poverty changes in Cameroon. Specifically, it reviews theoretical frameworks for growth-redistribution decomposition analyses, presents the data and poverty measures and estimates the growth-redistribution components of changes in measured poverty by the...