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Description
Title
Essays on Macroeconomics and Informal Economies
Author(s)
Cavalcanti, Tiago Vanderlei De Vasconcelos
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Villamil, Anne P.
Parente, Stephen L.
Department of Study
Economics
Discipline
Economics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Economics, Theory
Language
eng
Abstract
In this monograph I introduce informal economies in macroeconomic models to study the following issues: (i) How should governments conduct monetary and fiscal policies in the presence of the shadow economy? (ii) How do labor market policies, regulations and mandated benefits affect the size of the shadow economy, productivity and welfare?
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