Cross-culture comparison of tax morale and tax compliance: Evidence from Costa Rica and Switzerland

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 17-43

  Torgler, Benno ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c CREMA CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; TAX SYSTEM;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CENTRAL EUROPE; COSTA RICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33645728162     PISSN: 00207152     EISSN: 17452554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020715204048309     Document Type: Article

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