Economic Behaviour and Taxation (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series, 319)

ISBN 10: 1784712191 / ISBN 13: 9781784712198

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Economic Behaviour and Taxation (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series, 319)
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784712191
• ISBN 13: 9781784712198
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The last several decades have seen major advances in the ways in which public economists investigate behavioural responses to taxation. Recent research has utilized new data sets and has applied new empirical methods, including laboratory experiments and natural and controlled field experiments. The application of behavioural economics has contributed insights from other disciplines, especially psychology. Here James Alm and Sebastian Leguizamon discuss the lessons from all this work. Covering such topics as labour supply, charitable giving, savings, capital gains realisations, mobility, bequests, family structure, reported income and tax evasion, they highlight the current state of knowledge in this area. They present new thinking about the relevant issues and an analysis of useful policy options.

About the Author

Edited by James Alm, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Tulane University, US and J. Sebastian Leguizamon, Assistant Professor of Economics, Western Kentucky University, US