Do perceptions about how the government spends tax dollars affect the willingness to pay taxes? We designed a field … the share of property tax revenues that fund public schools and the share of property taxes that are redistributed to … willingness to pay taxes. We find that some perceptions about government spending have a significant effect on the probability of …

expenditures, taxes, and rates of return to explain anomalies in which richer political units deliver less education than poorer …