Dynamic behaviour in tax evasion: An experimental approach

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 813-835

  Mittone, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental Economics; Gamblers' fallacy; Moral constraints; Subjective representation of probability; Tax evasion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747851336     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2005.11.065     Document Type: Article

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