Perceived tax evasion and the importance of trust

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-245

  Hammar, Henrik ^a   Jagers, Sverker C ^a   Nordblom, Katarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

General welfare state; Generalized trust; Social capital; Tax compliance; Tax policy; Trust in politicians

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849123060     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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