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Research Article

The whistleblowing mechanism and tax evasion: an experimental study with private income-level information

Hui-Chun PengDepartment of Public Finance, National Taipei University, New Taipei City, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2122-2127 | Published online: 27 Jun 2022

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