Complexity and compliance: An empirical investigation

National Tax Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 75-88

  Forest, Adam ^a   Sheffrin, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040669945     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2002.1.05     Document Type: Article

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