Our attitude to taxation is determined by a wide range of factors: whether we think our neighbours are tax dodgers, how much control we have over how funds are spent and even our gender, age and religious beliefs. Nastaran Tavakoli-Far hears tales of tax avoidance by the world’s super-rich and finds out how governments around the world are using simple ‘nudge’ techniques to get people to feel positive about paying up.

Guests:
Carla Gericke, President Emeritus of the Free State Project
Brooke Harrington, Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College
Stewart Kettle, Senior Advisor at the Behavioural Insights Team
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, Associate Professor of Economics and Strategy at Saïd Business School
Benno Torgler, Professor of Economics in the School of Economics and Finance, QUT
Kelly Sarri, filmmaker

Photo: Calculating Tax
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