Happiness and tax morale: An empirical analysis

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 223-243

  Lubian, Diego ^a   Zarri, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Happiness; Tax compliance; Tax morale

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052783355     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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