Simplification of Communication with Citizens: A Way To Increase Property Tax Compliance

• In Event: Attitudes Toward Redistribution and Contributions to Public Goods

Brief Overview

The study tests a letter intervention designed to encourage citizens to pay the property tax on time. Simplification alone is the most effective treatment, and additional interventions (e.g., deterrence message) do not improve effectiveness.

Authors

• Matúš Sloboda, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia

• Patrik Pavlovský, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia

• Emília Sičáková-Beblavá, Comenius University Bratislava, Slovakia