Tax Evasion and Equity Theory: An Investigative Approach

International Tax and Public Finance

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 505-521

  King, Sharmila ^a   Sheffrin, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity theory; Experimental economics; Prospect theory; Tax evasion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346985511     PISSN: 09275940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016528406214     Document Type: Article

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