Corruption, Government Efficiency and Tax Compliance: Evidence from an Experimental Survey Using Facebook in Chile
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
August 2022
Subject
Taxation;
Tax Evasion;
Taxpayer;
Information Management;
Tax Compliance;
Transparency and Anticorruption;
Digital Citizenship;
Social Media;
Behavioral Economics;
Microeconomy;
Institutional Strengthening
JEL code
H21 - Efficiency • Optimal Taxation;
H26 - Tax Evasion and Avoidance;
H30 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents: General;
D73 - Bureaucracy • Administrative Processes in Public Organizations • Corruption
Country
Chile
Category
Discussion Papers
This study evaluates the effect of information distribution through Facebook on Chilean citizens perception of corruption, government effectiveness, and tax compliance. Preliminary results show that when favorable data on corruption and government efficiency are shown graphically in Chile, the perception of corruption and inefficiency is reduced by 10.5 and 3.8 percentage points, respectively.
