Tax Evasion and Tax Morale in Latin America
By Sofia Becerra Taschetti Tax evasion throughout the world is widely endured, but not widely understood. The decision making process of the taxpayer may include many concerns outside of the monetary payoffs. The tax compliance decision considers social norms and social sanctions in addition to deterrence levels. The goal of this paper is to illuminate […]
Assessing Abortion The Impact of Legalized Abortion on the Welfare of American Women
by Katherine N. Fisher Abstract By examining data on educational attainment, workforce participation, and marriage market bargaining power, this paper assesses the impact of legalized abortion on women’s welfare. Access to abortion is found to increase education levels and employment rates. However, such access may also increase rates of sexually transmitted disease and disadvantage women […]