Misperceptions of social norms about tax compliance: From theory to intervention

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 862-883

  Wenzel, Michael ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Norms; Pluralistic ignorance; Self other differences; Taxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844556390     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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