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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Essays on Macroeconomics and Informal Economies

Abstract

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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?

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Economics
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Cavalcanti, Tiago Vanderlei De Vasconcelos
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Villamil, Anne P.
  • Parente, Stephen L.

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(MiAaPQ)AAI3023029
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/85506

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Cavalcanti, Tiago Vanderlei De Vasconcelos. Essays on Macroeconomics and Informal Economies. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/85506