This paper gives a survey of the experimental literature on the perception (bias) ofindividuals with respect to their own tax burden and its effect on economicdecisions. Six strands of literature are discussed: (1) perception of marginal taxrates, (2) influence of tax complexity on tax...

In entrepreneurial decisions making uncertain future prots often are a maincharacteristics of real investment opportunities. If investors can react touncertainty the degree of irreversibility and timing flexibility inherent in theavailable project should be integrated into the decision calculus....