Regulatory fit effects on perceived fiscal exchange and tax compliance

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-277

  Leder, Susanne ^a   Mannetti, Lucia ^b   Hölzl, Erik ^c   Kirchler, Erich ^d  

^a ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fiscal exchange; Regulatory fit; Tax compliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951093570     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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