Tax toleration and tax compliance: How government affects the propensity of firms to enter the unofficial economy

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-33

  Hibbs, Douglas A ^a   Piculescu, Violeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 73649121314     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2009.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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