Self-reported tax compliance in post-transition Estonia
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Tax evasion; Economic motives; Psychological motives; Auditing; Behavioural choice; Norms and customs; Reciprocity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
- H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
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