Do Ut Des: How Tax Enforcement Engenders Pro-Social Behaviors

• In Event: Party Politics and Fiscal, Monetary and Regulatory Policies

Brief Overview

Do equitable institutions lead to a more equitable society? Leveraging empirical cases in Italy, Slovakia, and Australia, I show that tax enforcement can strengthen pro-social norms and thus lead to changes in individual preferences and behaviors.

Author

• Simone Paci, Princeton University