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Discretionary policy, strategic complementarity and tax evasion: a strategic analysis of the Italian audit mechanism

Discretionary policy, strategic complementarity and tax evasion: a strategic analysis of the... Abstract Underlying this work is the idea that there is a problem of strategic complementarity of individuals who choose to evade. Complementarity results from the discretionary policies of governments and the strategic implications of the Studi di Settore (sector studies), the mechanism used in Italy to evaluate the income (in reality, the turnover) of professional categories and small firms. In the Italian case, policy discretion and the sector studies lead to a failure of the coordination mechanism of taxpayers and confer a strong advantage for the coordination mechanism of tax evaders. The outcome is a coordination failure where individuals converge to the least efficient equilibrium from a social perspective. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png "Economia Politica" Springer Journals

Discretionary policy, strategic complementarity and tax evasion: a strategic analysis of the Italian audit mechanism

"Economia Politica" , Volume 33 (1): 19 – Apr 1, 2016

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
ISSN
1120-2890
eISSN
1973-820X
DOI
10.1007/s40888-016-0024-4
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Abstract

Abstract Underlying this work is the idea that there is a problem of strategic complementarity of individuals who choose to evade. Complementarity results from the discretionary policies of governments and the strategic implications of the Studi di Settore (sector studies), the mechanism used in Italy to evaluate the income (in reality, the turnover) of professional categories and small firms. In the Italian case, policy discretion and the sector studies lead to a failure of the coordination mechanism of taxpayers and confer a strong advantage for the coordination mechanism of tax evaders. The outcome is a coordination failure where individuals converge to the least efficient equilibrium from a social perspective.

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"Economia Politica"Springer Journals

Published: Apr 1, 2016

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