Tax Morale after the Reunification of Germany: Results from a Quasi-Natural Experiment
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- Feld, Lars P. & Torgler, Benno, 2007. "Tax Morale after the Reunification of Germany: Results from a Quasi-Natural Experiment," Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics, Working Paper Series qt3qr87655, Berkeley Olin Program in Law & Economics.
- Lars P. Feld & Benno Torgler, 2007. "Tax Morale after the Reunification of Germany: Results from a Quasi-Natural Experiment," CREMA Working Paper Series 2007-03, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA).
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tax morale; tax evasion; deterrence; quasi-natural experiment;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
- H73 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects
- D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
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