This study analyses the impact of value added tax on key sectoral and macroeconomic aggregates, using a CGE model considered suitable for Nigeria. A survey of VATable Nigerian manufacturers, distributors, importers and suppliers of goods and services, organizations was conducted to gain insights...

The purpose of this study, is to contribute to economics research capacity development in South Africa by informing AERC's institutional strategy. The study examines existing and planned research capacity, identifies priority macroeconomic research issues as perceived by the South African...

A proposition that has enjoyed wide acceptance among those concerned with the design and the evaluation of the adjustment process in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries is that the agricultrual sector is critical to a change in the structures of these economies. This proposition is on the basis...

The study documented agricultural policies through the period 1970-1993; implementation deviation for ten agricultural policy variables, eight of which are fiscal and two monetary; and identified discontinuities in agricultural policies. In addition, it computed volatility measures for ten...

Domestic policy in Sudan, as in many developing countries, has discriminated against agriculture and exports. The agricultural sector over the period 1980-1990, and on all counts, showed poor performance related to both domestic and external factors. In an attempt to improve the performance of...