The proposed book aims to combine conventional approaches in public finance with new developments in economics such as political governance, social and individual aspects of economic behaviour.

Book Overview PART ONE - THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON BEHAVIOURAL PUBLIC FINANCE 1. Behavioral Public Finance in a Populist World 2. Smart Decision-Makers, Institutional Design and X-Efficient (Real World Optimal) Public Finance 3. Behavioral Economics and Public Policy PART TWO - BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES TO REGULATIONS 4. Financial Decisions and Financial Regulation: Three Concepts of Performance-Based Regulation 5. Behavioral Biases and Political Actors: Three Examples from US International Taxation 6. Varieties of General Anti-Avoidance Legislation PART THREE - TAX COMPLIANCE BEHAVIOUR: CASES 7. Political Economy of Tax Compliance Behavior: An Analysis of Three Cities in Turkey 8. Incidental Emotions, Integral Emotions, and Decisions to Pay Taxes 9. Moral Concerns and Personal Beliefs regarding Tax Evasion: Empirical Results from Germany, Romania, Turkey, and the United Kingdom 10. Paying Is Caring? Prosociality and Gender in Fiscal Compliance 11. Tax Compliance Theories and Fiduciary Taxes: Do the Shoes Fit? 12. How to Tax the Powerful and the Sophisticated? 13. Starbucks and Media Allegations of Tax Avoidance: An Examination of Reputational Loss 14. The Effect of Media on Tax Compliance: Hypothetical Scenarios Study