Tax compliance within the context of gain and loss situations, expected and current asset position, and profession

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-194

  Kirchler, Erich ^a   Maciejovsky, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

2900; 4200; C91; H26; K34; K42; Prospect theory; Reference point; Tax compliance; Tax evasion; Tax knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009181232     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(01)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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