Tax morale and (de-)centralization: An experimental study

Public Choice

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 171-188

  Güth, Werner ^a   Levati, Vittoria ^a   Sausgruber, Rupert ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

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EID: 28444437021     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-005-3414-7     Document Type: Article

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