Willing to Pay?: A Reasonable Choice Approach

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Sven Steinmo (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado) John D'Attoma (Assistant Professor of Politics and Taxation, Assistant Professor of Politics and Taxation, University of Exeter Business School)

Willing to Pay?

A Reasonable Choice Approach

Sven Steinmo (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado), John D'Attoma (Assistant Professor of Politics and Taxation, Assistant Professor of Politics and Taxation, University of Exeter Business School)

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Oxford University Press
22 March 2022

Social, group or collective psychology; Comparative politics; Behavioural economics; Political economy

Why do people in some societies tend to follow rules and obey the laws more than those in other societies? Is the difference institutional, or is 'culture' a better explanation? These are the central questions confronted in this book.

This study explores these questions through a large laboratory experimental study which examined tax compliance behaviour in four countries: Sweden, Italy, Britain and the United States. We present what we call a

'Reasonable Choice Approach' demonstrating that most people are motivated to comply with social rules when the rules are clear, coherent, and consistent. This theory argues that most people are both rationally self-interested and social animals who have strong desires to behave according to the norms of their societies.

Willing to Pay? demonstrates how institutions can shape individual behaviours and thereby help explain why social behaviours are so different across societies.

By: Sven Steinmo (Professor of Political Science Professor of Political Science University of Colorado), John D'Attoma (Assistant Professor of Politics and Taxation, Assistant Professor of Politics and Taxation, University of Exeter Business School)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9780198796824
ISBN 10: 019879682X
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 22 March 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Willing to Pay? A Reasonable Choice Approach: Introduction 1: Why Should I Pay? A Cognitive Theory of Tax Morale 2: The Experimental Design 3: Reaonable Choices and Tax Compliance Conclusion: Everyone Hates a Cheat

Sven Steinmo is Professor of Political Science at the University of Colorado. He has received numerous awards including the ERC Advanced Researcher Frontier Grant, the Riker Award for the Best Book in Political Economy, the Gunnar Myrdal Prize for 'Best Book in Evolutionary Political Economy' (2011), and the Gabriel Almond Award for the Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics. His publications include The Leap of Faith (OUP, 2018), and The Evolution of Modern States (Cambridge University Press, 2010). John D'Attoma is Assistant Professor of Politics and Taxation at the University of Exeter Business School. His research lies in the field of comparative political economy and employs a variety of methodological techniques to investigate the varied relationship between citizens and their states, and the what explains states' policy outcomes. Most recently, he has focused on taxation, tax behaviour, and mass budgetary preferences in Europe and America. He has published in numerous scholarly journals such as the Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, Polity, and the Journal of Public Policy.