Do individuals comply on income not reported by their employer?

Public Finance Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-141

  Alm, James ^a   Deskins, John ^b   McKee, Michael ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental economics; Informal sector; Tax compliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 59549094544     PISSN: 10911421     EISSN: 15527530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091142108322878     Document Type: Article

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