Explaining gender differences in tax evasion: the case of Tirana, Albania

Klarita Gërxhani

Feminist Economics, 2007, vol. 13, issue 2, 119-155

Abstract: Recently, a considerable amount of research has focused on the evidence of gender differences in corruption. Research conducted on another predatory activity, tax evasion, similarly shows strong differences between women's and men's behaviors. This paper tests this finding in a transition country using a unique data set collected from a field survey of households in Tirana, Albania in 2000. Acknowledging that scholars generally explain gender differences in economic behavior either as biological or by social/psychological role theory, this paper examines a broader range of explanations for gender differences in tax evasion. Taking new institutional theory as a starting point to explain the differences in men's and women's tax behaviors, this paper discusses the relative importance of education, income, age, and number of children, among other factors. Finally, it explores the explanations provided by feminist theory and to what extent these can be integrated into the new institutional theoretical framework.

Keywords: Economic restructuring; gender; institutions; taxation; JEL Codes: H26; J16; P37 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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