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We study a field experiment on tax compliance in Slovenia. Small accounting companies were randomly assigned to an untreated control group and two treatment groups. Companies in the first treatment group received a letter that highlighted the importance of paying taxes and informed about the...
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update their beliefs about the probability of being audited, both before and after audits are definitely withdrawn. We find … that when individuals have initially experienced systematic audits, they decrease both their beliefs and their … contributions almost immediately after audits are withdrawn. In contrast, when audits were initially less frequent and more …
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deterring them, even if audits can be performed costlessly. When there is no cheating, redistribution takes place on first- and …
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costs and benefits of evasion. However, there is no direct evidence that firms react to audits in this way. We conducted a …, as well as on the actual taxes paid, based on administrative data. We find that providing information about audits had a … consistent with an alternative model, risk-as-feelings, in which messages about audits generate fear and induce probability …
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This study investigates the effects of unfair enforcement of institutional rules on public good contributions, personal and social norms, and trust. In a preregistered online experiment (n = 1,038), we find that biased institutions reduce rule compliance compared to fair institutions. However,...
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set of observable characteristics. Randomized anti-corruption audits reduce the share of mayors with criminal records, but …
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link 2013-2015 All-Payer Claims Data to 2004-2013 administrative hospital discharge data from Utah and exploit policy …
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This paper provides a documentation of the ifo Prussian Economic History Database (iPEHD), a county-level database covering a rich collection of variables for 19th-century Prussia. The Royal Prussian Statistical Office collected these data in several censuses over the years 1816-1901, with much...
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The use of historical data has become a standard tool in economics, serving three main purposes: to examine the influence of the past on current economic outcomes; to use unique natural experiments to test modern economic theories; and to use modern economic theories to refine our understanding...
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