Why do people pay taxes? Prospect theory versus expected utility theory

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization - Tập 64 Số 1 - Trang 171-192 - 2007
Sanjit Dhami1, Ali al‐Nowaihi1
1Department of Economics, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK

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