Information about Fewer Audits Reduces Support for Economic Relief Programs

Ingar Haaland and Andreas Olden

No 2021/2, Discussion Papers from Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science

Abstract: Using a probability-based sample of the Norwegian population, we test whether an informational treatment about fewer audits by the Norwegian Tax Administration during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis affects support for an economic relief program designed to save jobs and prevent bankruptcies. The information treatment significantly reduces support for the economic relief program. The underlying mechanisms are lower trust in the tax administration and more pessimism about its ability to detect misuse of the program.

Keywords: Policy Preferences; Economic Relief Programs; Information; Audit Activities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D83 H25 H26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32 pages
Date: 2021-02-05
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