Culture differences and tax morale in the United States and in Europe

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 224-246

  Alm, James ^a   Torgler, Benno ^b,c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CREMA CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Culture; Tax compliance; Tax evasion; Tax morale

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644753797     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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