The Importance of Faith: Tax Morale and Religiosity
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- Torgler, Benno, 2006. "The importance of faith: Tax morale and religiosity," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 61(1), pages 81-109, September.
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Keywords
Tax morale; Tax compliance; Religiosity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
- H73 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ACC-2005-06-05 (Accounting and Auditing)
- NEP-LAW-2005-06-05 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-PBE-2005-06-05 (Public Economics)
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