Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/75993 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 760
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
The standard model of tax evasion based on the subjective expected utility maximization does not perform particularly well in econometric analyses: it predicts too little evasion and produces unsatisfactory econometric parameter estimates. The model is extended by looking at how the tax authority deals with the taxpayers. Based on econometric estimates, it is shown that taxpayers' tax morale is raised when the tax officials treat them with respect. In contrast, when tax officials solely rely on deterrence taxpayers tend to respond by actively trying to avoid taxation.
JEL: 
D60
H20
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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