This paper develops a four-sector equilibrium search and matching model with informal sector employment opportunities and educational choice. We show that underground activities reduce educational attainments if informal employment opportunities mainly are available for low-educated workers. A...

To examine the macro economic effects of government tax and punishment policies, this paper develops a three-sector general quilibrium model featuring matching frictions, heterogenous abilities and an informal sector with tax evasion. The choice of education is determined endogenously. Job...

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to evaluate contrasting ways of tackling self-employment in the informal sector. Conventionally, the participation of the self-employed in the informal sector has been viewed as a rational economic decision taken when the expected benefits outweigh the costs,...

Disertacijoje nagrinėjama aktuali šešėlinės ekonomikos vertinimo problema. Mokslininkai pripažįsta, kad dabartinis šešėlinės ekonomikos vertinimo metodinis potencialas yra nepakankamas: šio reiškinio mastas vertinamas taikant netiesioginius makroekonominius metodus, priimant...

The dissertation examines a topical problem of evaluating the shadow economy. The scientists recognize, that the current methodical potential for the shadow economy evaluation is insufficient because the size of the shadow economy is evaluated based on indirect macroeconomic methods, accepting...