A note on the relation between frames, perceptions, and taxpayer behavior

Contemporary Accounting Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 145-164

  Jackson, Scott B ^a   Hatfield, Richard C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Frames; Perceptions; Prospect theory; Taxpayer behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 15544370817     PISSN: 08239150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/L5LA-L863-CF9K-WEJ5     Document Type: Article

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