Fraud concerns and support for economic relief programs
基于挪威人口的概率样本，研究发现告知疫情期间税务审计减少的信息会显著降低公众对经济救助计划的支持，原因是信任下降和欺诈悲观预期。
Using a probability-based sample of the Norwegian population, we test whether an informational treatment about fewer audits by the Norwegian Tax Administration during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis affects support for an economic relief program designed to save jobs and prevent bankruptcies. The information treatment significantly reduces support for the economic relief program. The underlying mechanisms are lower trust in the tax administration’s handling of the program and more pessimism about its ability to detect fraud.