Vol. 7 No. 3 (2019)
Space and Culture, India

Perspective

Assessment of the Tax Culture and the Size of the Shadow Economy in European Studies

Published 2019-11-25

  • D.A. Endovitsky
    • ,
  • D.G. Lomsadze

D.A. Endovitsky
Voronezh State University Universitetskaya Square, 1, Voronezh, Russia, 394036

D.G. Lomsadze
Voronezh State University Universitetskaya Square, 1, Voronezh, Russia, 394036

Abstract

In the article, the authors analyse problems related to the interdependence of a country’s tax culture and the size of its shadow economy on the basis of fundamental scientific approaches and results of modern studies conducted by European scientists.

Keywords

Tax Culture; Tax Morale; Shadow Economy; Europe

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