Russian attitudes toward paying taxes - Before, during, and after the transition

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 832-857

  Alm, James ^a   Martinez Vazque, Jorge ^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

Attitudes; Behaviour; Russia; Taxation; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750264031     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290610714670     Document Type: Article

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