Greek paper shows ‘vicious circle’ between political corruption and tax evasion

Paper finds ‘strategic complementarities’ between citizens and politicians

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Bank of Greece

The establishment of strong moral values "can be a crucial supplement" to policies aimed at deterring tax evasion, according to a working paper published by the Bank of Greece.

In Explicating corruption and tax evasion: reflections on Greek tragedy, Anastasia Litina and Theodore Palivos seek to highlight the existence of a "vicious circle" of political corruption and tax evasion.

They construct a model showing that "strategic complementarities" between citizens and politicians, which leads to

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