Search Results - subject_exact:"Steuerpsychologie"

How (not) to ask about undeclared work : estimating prevalence and patterns using a survey experimental approach

Burgstaller, Llilith; Feld, Lars P. - 2026

Reliable estimates of undeclared work in Germany are scarce, yet they matter for tax and social security policy. Using two large-scale surveys of the German general population and recipients of transfer benefits particularly, we elicit the prevalence of the supply and demand of undeclared work...

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The effect of punishment on tax compliance : evidence from a randomized experiment

Kotsadam, Andreas; Løyland, Knut; Madland, Kjetil R.; … - 2026

The severity of punishment is the "neglected sibling" of the Allingham-Sandmo deterrence model: credible field-experimental evidence on whether taxpayers respond more to being caught or to being punished has been scarce because governments rarely randomize sanctions. We address this gap with a...

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Who Pays When Tax Administration Improves? Revenue, Compliance, and Behavioral Responses to Georgia’s Large Taxpayer Office

Atsebi, Jean-Marc - 2026

In 2021, the Republic of Georgia established a Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) to strengthen tax administration and improve compliance among firms that contribute a disproportionate share of revenue. This paper draws on that quasi-experiment to estimate the causal impact of intensive oversight, with...

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Does Message Framing Matter for Tax Compliance? Evidence from a WhatsApp Field Experiment

Antonacci, Paulo; Chattha, Muhammad Khudadad; Soko, … - 2026

This study evaluates whether low-cost digital nudges delivered via WhatsApp can improve property tax compliance in Gorontalo, Indonesia. In a randomized controlled trial, individuals were as-signed to receive either (i) a soft-tone message emphasizing civic duty and public benefits, (ii) a...

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What makes a tax evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; … - 2026

Why do some individuals evade taxes while others do not? We study this question using administrative tax records from Uruguay linked to a tailored survey of taxpayers. Using third-party reports, we measure individual income under-reporting as an indicator of evasion. We then examine how three...

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Bergolo, Marcelo; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; … - 2026

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What makes a tax evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo L.; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo - 2020

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What Makes a Tax Evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; … - 2022

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What Makes a Tax Evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; … - 2021

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What Makes a Tax Evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo L. - 2020

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What makes a tax evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; … - 2026

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What makes a tax evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; … - 2026

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What makes a tax evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo L.; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo - 2020

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What Makes a Tax Evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; … - 2022

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What Makes a Tax Evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo; Leites, Martín; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; … - 2021

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What Makes a Tax Evader?

Bergolo, Marcelo L. - 2020

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Can higher education levels improve tax compliance?

Gazilas, Emmanouil Taxiarchis; Bragoudakis, Zacharias - 2026

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Psychological reactance theory and tax evasion intentions

Falsetta, Diana; Spilker, Brian Clark - 2026

This study experimentally examines how tax administration service inefficiencies in the form of tax return processing delays from paper-filed tax returns indirectly affect taxpayer tax evasion intentions through taxpayers’ psychological reactance to the delay. We further consider whether this...

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Linking tax administration reform with tax reform

Alm, James - 2026

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The price of tracability : e-payments, tax compliance, and policy

Bouzas, Tulio; Uras, Burak - 2026

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The VAT gap in South Africa : a bottom-up approach

Ebrahim, Amina; Jansen, Ada; Jaxa, Zoleka; Ngobeni, Winile - 2026

Improving domestic tax revenue mobilization through increased tax compliance is imperative when policy reform options are limited. For this purpose, determining tax compliance gaps is important, but it requires detailed information. In South Africa, value-added tax is the second-largest...

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Forgiveness or loophole? : evaluating the effect of Zambia's tax amnesty programme on compliance

Msoni, Jonathan - 2026

This paper examines the efficacy of tax amnesty programmes in developing countries, using administrative tax data from Zambia. I assess the impact of the 2017 tax amnesty programme on compliance among small and medium-sized firms. I find that programme eligibility increases compliance on the...

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Estimating tax-dependent compliance : theory and evidence from trade wars

Bibler, Andrew; Gao, Yuting; Grigolon, Laura; Tremblay, Mark - 2026

Statutory tariff rates may overstate the tariffs actually paid due to evasion and avoidance. We develop a novel method to estimate tariff compliance and apply it to the 2018 trade war, when several countries imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports. Estimated compliance falls by 25 percentage...

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Estimating tax-dependent compliance : theory and evidence from trade wars

Bibler, Andrew; Gao, Yuting; Grigolon, Laura; Tremblay, Mark - 2026

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Do electronic filing and payment increase tax compliance? : evidence from large taxpayers in Senegal

Czajka, Léo; Diouf, Awa; Santoro, Fabrizio - 2026

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The impact of gender on tax compliance in Southern Albania

Dervishaj, Blerina; Gropa, Melaize - 2026

We examine whether gender influences formal tax compliance among self-employed taxpayers in Southern Albania-focusing on two observable behaviors: paying taxes on time and the amount of unpaid tax debt (arrears). The study does not examine tax evasion or tax avoidance, as these behaviors cannot...

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Does global financial transparency improve tax compliance in developing countries?

Johannesen, Niels; Larsen, Lauge Truels; Riedel, Nadine - 2026

In a coordinated effort to curb tax evasion, governments systematically exchange information about bank accounts with foreign owners. We study the compliance effects of the policy in the context of South Africa using information reports on 1 million foreign bank accounts linked to income and...

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Does global financial transparency improve tax compliance in developing countries?

Johannesen, Niels; Larsen, Lauge; Riedel, Nadine - 2026

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Does global financial transparency improve tax compliance in developing countries?

Johannesen, Niels; Larsen, Lauge Truels; Riedel, Nadine - 2026

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Legislative shifts and tax compliance : the impact of receipt issuance requirements on fiscal verification in Slovenia

Bobek, Vito; Zver, Monika; Horvat, Tatjana - 2026

This article investigates the behavioural impact of a 2022 legislative change in Slovenia that temporarily suspended the mandatory issuance of customer receipts while retaining the obligation to verify transactions with the tax authority (FURS) fiscally. Based on administrative data at the level...

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Determinants of tobacco tax noncompliance : evidence among German smokers

Roth, Maike; Schneider, Friedrich - 2026

Using a conducted survey for Germany allows us to evaluate the access to illicit tobacco products and the propensity to engage in illicit purchasing behavior. By separating realized opportunities from stated openness toward future illicit purchases, the analysis provides new insights into the...

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Paying your fair share : perceived fairness and tax compliance

Nathan, Brad; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; Zentner, Alejandro - 2026

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Paying Your Fair Share : Perceived Fairness and Tax Compliance

Nathan, Brad C.; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo; Zentner, Alejandro - 2024

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From enforcement to capability : tax planning capacity and corporate tax compliance in foreign investment enterprises in Azerbaijan

Mammadli, Mubariz; Namazova, Natavan; Zeynalova, Zivar - 2026

This study examines how external regulatory conditions and internal organizational capabilities shape corporate tax compliance among foreign investment enterprises (FIEs) in Azerbaijan. It develops an integrated framework that brings together enforcement-based factors, tax planning capacity, and...

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Tax evasion and the informal economy in Greece : a systematic review

Bitzenis, Aristidis P.; Koutsoupias, Nikos; Nosios, Marios - 2026

This study investigates tax evasion and the informal economy in Greece through an integrated research design that combines bibliometric analysis with large-scale survey data to examine both the structure of scholarly discourse and public perceptions of economic non-compliance. The analysis...

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Institutions for promoting tax compliance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Nikiema, Roukiatou; Zahonogo, Pam; Houssa, Romain - 2026

This paper examines the role of institutional factors in shaping taxpayer behaviour, using survey data from approximately 70,000 individuals across 29 Sub-Saharan African countries in 2011 and 2016. The results show that individuals are more likely to comply with tax obligations when they...

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Chaperoning: taxtech controls and tentative implications for tax compliance

Björklund Larsen, Lotta - 2026

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How transparency shapes tax policy effectiveness : evidence from cryptocurrency markets

Cong, Lin William; Tang, Vicki Wei; Zhang, Qingquan Tony - 2026

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Using computerized information to enforce VAT : Evidence from Pakistan

Shah, Jawad - 2026

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The effects of targeted border taxes on formalization and tax compliance in Zambia

Adu-Ababio, Kwabena; Jouste, Maria; Vuoristo, Karri; … - 2026

A large informal sector creates hard-to-tax firms. However, such firms, due to their imports, are observed by the tax authority. Using an institutionalized policy that seeks to regularize non-compliant and inconsistent filing firms through a bespoke border tax in Zambia, we examine the effects...

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Understanding tax evasion : knowns, unknowns, and a way forward

Alm, James - 2026

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Behavioral factors in tax preparer and tax compliance choices

Alm, James; Yan, Jubo; Schulze, William Dietrich; … - 2026

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Cash redux, credit card surcharges, and the tax gap

Soled, Jay A.; Alm, James - 2026

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Do Information-Based Interventions Influence Tax Compliance Differently across Men and Women? Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia

Ambel, Alemayehu; Woldeyes, Firew Bekele - 2026

This study investigates taxpayer responses to tax compliance interventions undertaken in collaboration with Ethiopia’s revenue authority, focusing on gender differences among business owners. The research targeted a sample of 5,408 business owners, and the interventions—letters highlighting...

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Morals and the political economy of corrective taxes

Bierbrauer, Felix; Polborn, Mattias; Ritterrath, Marten; … - 2026

We study the political economy of carbon taxes when neoclassical consumers take all other agents' emissions as given and socially responsible consumers internalize damages in a group-rule-utilitarian way, taking neoclassical consumers' behavior as given. We characterize political equilibrium...

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Morals and the political economy of corrective taxes

Bierbrauer, Felix; Polborn, Mattias; Ritterrath, Marten; … - 2026

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Drivers of compliance intentions and actual tax behaviour : consistent and inconsistent taxpayers

Levenko, Natalia - 2026

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VAT withholding scheme and tax compliance : evidence from Ghana

Boahen, Emmanuel Adu; Opoku, Kwadwo; Manu, Joseph Adjei - 2026

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Nudging tax compliance : evidence from a laboratory experiment

Di Bartolomeo, Giovanni; Fedeli, Silvia; Papa, Stefano - 2026

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Asset ambiguity, reporting flexibility, and strategic declarations : evidence from audit announcements and a dividend tax cut

Kastoryano, Stephen - 2026

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Republic of Moldova : Technical Assistance Report-Strengthening Tax Compliance Management: Insights from Risk Analysis, Management Information Reporting, and Tax Gap Evaluation

2026

The report diagnoses weaknesses in Moldova’s tax administration, including fragmented compliance management, low impact audit practices, limited use of data and analytics, and weak governance. It proposes targeted reforms to strengthen compliance and revenue outcomes

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A critical path to fiscal federalism : policy imperatives for the NFC Award remake

Khalid, Mahmood; Ahmad, Iftikhar; Iqbal, Nasir - 2026

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Mandatory transaction-based reporting and the VAT compliance gap : evidence from EU member states

Cagle, Melissa Nihal - 2026

The European Union has mandated digital reporting of cross-border VAT transactions from 2030, yet quasi-experimental evidence on the official compliance gap remains limited and does not cover the full range of national transaction-reporting architectures. This paper estimates their effect on...

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South Africa corporate tax gap study : a bottom-up approach based on audit assessments

Van Biljon, Chloe; Ebrahim, Amina; Jaxa, Zoleka; … - 2026

While anecdotal evidence suggests widespread corporate tax evasion, systematic empirical data remain scarce. In this paper, we estimate the corporate income tax gap, the discrepancy between reported liabilities and true underlying tax obligations, for the entire population of small, medium, and...

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Tax administration and firm performance : evidence from VAT refund delays

Overbeck, Daniel Gregory; Adu-Ababio, Kwabena; Lungu, Eliya - 2026

This paper shows how weak tax administration leads to economic costs for firms in developing countries. We study the case of VAT refund processing in Zambia, where, as we document in a novel dataset, firms wait 700 days for reimbursement, on average. Linking our dataset to the universe of tax...

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Tax implications of cashless payments : micro evidence from African countries

Rossel, Lucia; Santoro, Fabrizio - 2026

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Directing compliance realities : the determinants of compliance officer effectiveness in Cypriot organizations

Ado, Mulko Asaad; Ali, Ahmad; Mousa, Kawar Mohammed - 2026

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Wealth tax enforcement : the role of tax and institutional design

Durán, José María; Esteller-Moré, Alejandro; … - 2025

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Does taxpayer assistance encourage entrepreneurship?

Armstrong, Daphne M.; Glaeser, Stephen - 2026

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Does societal trust matter for corporate tax behaviors

Chen, Hao; Meng, Yijun; Ning, Xueping; Xia, Yuntian - 2026

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Firm networks and tax compliance : experimental evidence from Uganda

Almunia, Miguel; Henning, David; Knebelmann, Justine; … - 2025

How do policy interventions diffuse through firm transaction networks? We design a novel two-stage randomization strategy that assigns a tax enforcement treatment at the seller–buyer link level and ensures separation within the network to identify direct and spillover effects. Using Ugandan...

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