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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment microeconomic intervention9708/32 · May/June 2017 · Q161 Mark

A government wishes to discourage tax avoidance. Which policy to achieve this would be an example of the behavioural approach of nudge theory?

  1. A government wishes to discourage tax avoidance. Which policy to achieve this would be an example of the behavioural approach of nudge theory? A compelling direct tax deduction by employers B making random inspections of individual tax records C providing information on how the tax is spent by the government D using penalties, such as fines and imprisonment for tax avoidance[1]

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  1. [1] C

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Topic
Government microeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source
A-Level Economics, May/June 2017 Paper 3 Variant 2, question 16.

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