We report data from an experiment in Peru where subjects anonymously decide how much of their endowment they donate to the Peruvian government. The standard rational choice model and several well-known models of non-selfish preferences predict zero giving. Yet we observe that around 75% of the subjects give something (N = 164), with substantial heterogeneity. Further, individual donations depend negatively on (a) beliefs about corruption in Peru and positively on (b) level of support of the actual government and (c) beliefs about the average donation by other subjects. Our data is consistent with a theory based on consequentialist norms, which we develop in detail. This paper contributes to a recent literature on tax morale emphasiz...
We study a family of models of tax evasion, where a flat-rate tax finances only the provision of pub...
We study a family of models of tax evasion, where a flat-rate tax finances only the provision of pub...
Este artículo considera que la corrupción es un factor central en el estudio del grado de moral trib...
The social and economic factors leading to selfless acts such as charitable donations have been a ce...
This paper uses lab-in-the-field experiments and theory to explore why people give money to governme...
This paper uses lab-in-the-field experiments and theory to explore why people give money to gov-ernm...
This paper uses lab-in-the-field experiments and theory to explore why people give money to gov-ernm...
This study examines the fiscal effort and voluntary compliance in the payment of taxes in Peru, give...
This study examines the fiscal effort and voluntary compliance in the payment of taxes in Peru, give...
Scholars in public finance traditionally have analyzed tax compliance using the Allighman-Sandmo mod...
This study examines the fiscal effort and voluntary compliance in the payment of taxes in Peru, give...
This paper models the impact of extrinsic incentives in a tax compliance model. It also provides exp...
Typical mechanisms to reduce tax evasion are often based on rational models. Empirical evidence agai...
This study examines the fiscal effort and voluntary compliance in the payment of taxes in Peru, give...
The aim of this paper is to find the micro-foundations of one of the strongest statistical evidence ...
We study a family of models of tax evasion, where a flat-rate tax finances only the provision of pub...
We study a family of models of tax evasion, where a flat-rate tax finances only the provision of pub...
Este artículo considera que la corrupción es un factor central en el estudio del grado de moral trib...
The social and economic factors leading to selfless acts such as charitable donations have been a ce...
This paper uses lab-in-the-field experiments and theory to explore why people give money to governme...
This paper uses lab-in-the-field experiments and theory to explore why people give money to gov-ernm...
This paper uses lab-in-the-field experiments and theory to explore why people give money to gov-ernm...
This study examines the fiscal effort and voluntary compliance in the payment of taxes in Peru, give...
This study examines the fiscal effort and voluntary compliance in the payment of taxes in Peru, give...
Scholars in public finance traditionally have analyzed tax compliance using the Allighman-Sandmo mod...
This study examines the fiscal effort and voluntary compliance in the payment of taxes in Peru, give...
This paper models the impact of extrinsic incentives in a tax compliance model. It also provides exp...
Typical mechanisms to reduce tax evasion are often based on rational models. Empirical evidence agai...
This study examines the fiscal effort and voluntary compliance in the payment of taxes in Peru, give...
The aim of this paper is to find the micro-foundations of one of the strongest statistical evidence ...
We study a family of models of tax evasion, where a flat-rate tax finances only the provision of pub...
We study a family of models of tax evasion, where a flat-rate tax finances only the provision of pub...
Este artículo considera que la corrupción es un factor central en el estudio del grado de moral trib...