Using behavioural economics to understand tax compliance

James Alm () and Matthias Kasper

Economic and Political Studies, 2023, vol. 11, issue 3, 279-294

Abstract: ‘Behavioural economics’, or the application of methods and evidence from other social sciences to economics, has increased greatly in significance and use in the last two decades. In this paper, we discuss the basic elements of behavioural economics. We then assess the applications of behavioural economics to the analysis of tax compliance. Our central conclusion is that many, perhaps most, of the recent insights on what motivates tax compliance have flowed directly from behavioural economics. We conclude with suggestions on – and predictions of – directions in which future applications should prove useful.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/20954816.2022.2117676

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