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We compare in a laboratory experiment two audit-based tax compliance mechanisms that collect fines from those found non-compliant. The mechanisms differ in the way fines are redistributed to individuals who were either not audited or audited and found to be compliant. The first, as is the case...
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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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update their beliefs about the probability of being audited, both before and after audits are definitely withdrawn.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systematic audits, they decrease both their beliefs and their … contributions almost immediately after audits are withdrawn.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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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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data on all business taxpayer audits by the South African Revenue Services during that time period. The results suggest … that audits significantly raise the tax reporting of non-audited neighboring firms. While the observed spillovers decline …
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study of informal audits and text messages to parents, meant to curb corruption in the School Meals Program of Colombia …
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study of informal audits and text messages to parents, meant to curb corruption in the School Meals Program of Colombia …
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study of informal audits and text messages to parents, meant to curb corruption in the School Meals Program of Colombia …
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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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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377565