What motivates tax compliance?

J Alm - Journal of economic surveys, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, I review and assess what we have learned about what motivates individuals to
pay–or to not pay–their legally due tax liabilities. I focus on three specific questions. First …

Tax morale and institutional theory: a systematic review

IA Horodnic - International journal of sociology and social policy, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic review of the factors that shape
tax morale. A large range of random explanatory variables identified in the literature as …

Gender differences in COVID-19 attitudes and behavior: Panel evidence from eight countries

V Galasso, V Pons, P Profeta… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The initial public health response to the breakout of COVID-19 required fundamental
changes in individual behavior, such as isolation at home or wearing masks. The …

The behavioralist as tax collector: Using natural field experiments to enhance tax compliance

M Hallsworth, JA List, RD Metcalfe, I Vlaev - Journal of public economics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents results from two large-scale natural field experiments that tested the
effect of social norm messages on tax compliance. Using administrative data from> 200,000 …

[CITATION][C] The shadow economy: An international survey

F Schneider - 2013 - books.google.com
Illicit work, social security fraud, economic crime and other shadow economy activities are
fast becoming an international problem. This second edition uses new data to reassess …

[BOOK][B] Happiness: A revolution in economics

BS Frey - 2010 - books.google.com
A leading economist discusses the potential of happiness research (the quantification of well-
being) to answer important questions that standard economics methods are unable to …

Do ethics matter? Tax compliance and morality

J Alm, B Torgler - Journal of Business Ethics, 2011 - Springer
In this article we argue that puzzle of tax compliance can be explained, at least in part, by
recognizing the typically neglected role of ethics in individual behavior; that is, individuals do …

Measuring, explaining, and controlling tax evasion: lessons from theory, experiments, and field studies

J Alm - International tax and public finance, 2012 - Springer
In this paper, I assess what we have learned about tax evasion since Michael Allingham and
Agnar Sandmo launched the modern analysis of tax evasion in 1972. I focus on three …

The impact of tax morale and institutional quality on the shadow economy

B Torgler, F Schneider - Journal of Economic Psychology, 2009 - Elsevier
This paper uses a multivariate analysis to examine how countries' tax morale and
institutional quality affect the shadow economy. The literature strongly emphasizes the …

Determinants of tax compliance intention among Jordanian SMEs: A focus on the theory of planned behavior

T Bani-Khalid, AF Alshira'h, MH Alshirah - Economies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study aimed to adopt the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) to
determine the intentions of owner-managers in SMEs towards engaging in sales tax …