Tax evasion and self-employment in a high-tax country: Evidence from Sweden

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 2419-2430

  Engström, Per ^a   Holmlund, Bertil ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPENDITURE; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; SELF EMPLOYMENT; TAX SYSTEM;

SWEDEN;

EID: 78649714000     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701765452     Document Type: Article

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