31 research outputs found
Prospect theory and tax evasion: a reconsideration of the Yitzhaki puzzle
The standard expected utility (EUT) model of tax evasion predicts that evasion is decreasing in the marginal tax rate (the Yitzhaki puzzle). Recent literature shows cases in which incorporating prospect theory (PT) does and does not overturn the Puzzle. In a general environment that nests both PT and EUT preferences, we provide a detailed study of how the elements of PT affect the Puzzle. PT does not always reverse the Puzzle, hence we give and interpret conditions for when it does and does not. When allowing for stigma and/or variable audit probability, PT reverses the Puzzle in the same way and with the same limitations as does EUT, if equally augmented
Exploring the dark side of tax policy: an analysis of the interactions between fiscal illusion and the shadow economy
International meta-analysis of stated preference studies of transportation noise nuisance
The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11116-014-9527-4This paper reports the first meta-analysis and most extensive review of stated preference studies of transportation noise nuisance. The meta-analysis is based on a newly compiled data set of 258 values from 49 studies and 23 countries and spanning more than 40 years. Contrast this with the most extensive meta-analysis of the more conventional hedonic pricing approach which includes 53 noise valuations. Moreover, the sample compares favourably with the 444 observations from the very first meta-analysis of the value of travel time savings which is by far the most widely examined parameter in transport planning.
A particularly significant finding of the study is that the intertemporal income elasticity is close to one, somewhat larger than the cross-sectional income elasticity typically obtained from individual studies. This demonstrates the importance of distinguishing the effects of
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income variations that occur over time, which tend to drive policy, from variations across
individuals at one point in time, and such findings are typical of those observed in other
markets. Importantly, the values derived are transferable across countries and may be used
to benchmark existing evidence and provide values in contexts where none exist.
Other key results are that values for aircraft noise exceed those for other modes, whilst
those exposed to higher noise levels and those who are highly annoyed also have higher
values in line with expectations. A wide range of design effects were tested but few were
significant and these included the consumer surplus measure, the representation of noise
and the context
Valuing Aircraft Noise: Stated Choice Experiments Reflecting Inter-Temporal Noise Changes from Airport Relocation
Monetäre Bewertung der Kulturlandschaft in Baden-Württemberg — Bürger bewerten ihre Umwelt
Low-cost decisions as a challenge to public choice
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Tax Amnesty
Tax amnesty is the opportunity given to taxpayers to write off an existing tax liability (including interests and fines) by paying a defined amount. Such offers are usually presented as being exceptional and available for only a limited period of time. Amnesties can either be general or restricted to certain groups of taxpayers or taxes, and they routinely include the waiving of criminal and civil penalties