The Economic Psychology of Tax Behaviour - Softcover

Kirchler, Erich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521757479 ISBN 13: 9780521757478

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Tax evasion is a complex phenomenon which is influenced not just by economic motives but by psychological factors as well. Economic-psychological research focuses on individual and social representations of taxation as well as decision-making. In this 2007 book, Erich Kirchler assembles research on tax compliance, with a focus on tax evasion, and integrates the findings into a model based on the interaction climate between tax authorities and taxpayers. The interaction climate is defined by citizens' trust in authorities and the power of authorities to control taxpayers effectively; depending on trust and power, either voluntary compliance, enforced compliance or no compliance are likely outcomes. Featuring chapters on the social representations of taxation, decision-making and self-employed income tax behaviour, this book will appeal to researchers in economic psychology, behavioural economics and public administration.

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Book Description

Kirchler uses economic-psychological research on tax evasion to develop a model based on the interaction climate between tax authorities and taxpayers. Featuring chapters on the social representations of taxation, decision-making and self-employed income tax behaviour, this paperback edition is suited to students reading economic psychology, behavioural economics, and public administration.

About the Author

Erich Kirchler is a Professor in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Vienna. His research interests include economic psychology, household financial decision-making and tax behaviour, and he has written several books in these areas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521757479
• ISBN 13: 9780521757478
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264