The evolution of tax morale in modern Spain

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-28

  Martinez Vazquez, Jorge ^a   Torgler, Benno ^b,c,d,e  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c CREMA CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS   (Switzerland)

^d CESIFO   (Germany)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endogenous preferences; Spain; Tax compliance; Tax morale

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650838219     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624430101     Document Type: Article

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