Konferenzbeitrag

The Intergenerational Causal Effect of Tax Evasion: Evidence from the Commuter Tax Allowance in Austria

Does tax evasion run in the family? We study the case of the commuter tax allowance in Austria, which is designed as a step function of the commuting distance, creating sharp discontinuities at each bracket threshold. The data sources allow us to observe actual compliance behavior at the individual level. To identify a causal effect, we use the paternal distance-to-bracket as an IV for paternal compliance. We find that paternal noncompliance increases children's non-compliance by about 24%.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2017: Alternative Geld- und Finanzarchitekturen - Session: Political Economy II ; No. E20-V3

Classification
Wirtschaft
Tax Evasion and Avoidance
Relation of Economics to Social Values
Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies; includes inheritance and gift taxes

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Frimmel, Wolfgang
Halla, Martin
Paetzold, Jörg
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
(where)
Kiel, Hamburg
(when)
2017

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  • Konferenzbeitrag

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  • Frimmel, Wolfgang
  • Halla, Martin
  • Paetzold, Jörg
  • ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

Time of origin

  • 2017

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