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Why is it so hard to get people to pay tax?

Why is it so hard to get people to pay tax?

FromThe Why Factor


Why is it so hard to get people to pay tax?

FromThe Why Factor

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jun 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our attitude to taxation is determined by a wide range of factors: whether we think our neighbours are tax dodgers, how much control we have over how funds are spent and even our gender, age and religious beliefs. Nastaran Tavakoli-Far hears tales of tax avoidance by the world’s super-rich and finds out how governments around the world are using simple ‘nudge’ techniques to get people to feel positive about paying up.

Guests:
Carla Gericke, President Emeritus of the Free State Project
Brooke Harrington, Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College
Stewart Kettle, Senior Advisor at the Behavioural Insights Team
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Associate Professor of Economics and Strategy at Saïd Business School
Benno Torgler, Professor of Economics in the School of Economics and Finance, QUT
Kelly Sarri, filmmaker

Photo: Calculating Tax
Credit: Getty Images
Released:
Jun 3, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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