The shadow economy in Colombia: size and effects on economic growth

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Using the currency demand approach size and development of the Colombian shadow economy are estimated over the period from 1976 to 2002. In the 70s the size fluctuated around 20% of official GDP and rose to 50% in the 90s. The most important factors driving the shadow economy are unemployment and taxation. Analyzing the interaction between shadow and official economy, the shadow economy has a positive effect on the official one. Average growth rate of real per capita GDP is 1.11% between 1976 and 2002 and the shadow economy explains on average between 0.09 and 0.27 of this growth.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 0703

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements ; Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation ; Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government ; Tax Evasion and Avoidance
• Subject: Colombian shadow economy ; currency demand method ; taxation ; unemployment ; interaction between the shadow and official economy ; Schattenwirtschaft ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Kolumbien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Schneider, Friedrich ; Hametner, Bettina
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Department of Economics
• (where): Linz
• (when): 2007

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/73226
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET