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Are Some Countries More Honest than Others? Evidence from a Tax Compliance Experiment in Sweden and Italy. Public Deposited

https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/articles/m613mz17m
Abstract
  • This study examines cultural differences in ordinary dishonesty between Italy and Sweden, two countries with different reputations for trustworthiness and probity. Exploiting a set of cross-cultural tax compliance experiments, we find that the average level of tax evasion (as a measure of ordinary dishonesty) does not differ significantly between Swedes and Italians. However, we also uncover differences in national "styles" of dishonesty. Specifically, while Swedes are more likely to be either completely honest or completely dishonest in their fiscal declarations, Italians are more prone to fudging (i.e., cheating by a small amount). We discuss the implications of these findings for the evolution and enforcement of honesty norms.
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Date Issued
  • 2016-01-01
Academic Affiliation
Journal Title
Journal Volume
  • 7
File Extent
  • 472-472
Dernière modification
  • 2019-12-05
Identifier
  • PubMed ID: 27092092
Resource Type
Déclaration de droits
DOI
ISSN
  • 1664-1078
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