Erich Kirchler

13.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
213 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Erich Kirchler is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Accounting and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Erich Kirchler has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 68 papers in Accounting and 67 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Erich Kirchler's work include Taxation and Compliance Studies (101 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (67 papers) and Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (54 papers). Erich Kirchler is often cited by papers focused on Taxation and Compliance Studies (101 papers), Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies (67 papers) and Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (54 papers). Erich Kirchler collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Italy. Erich Kirchler's co-authors include Ingrid Wahl, Erik Hoelzl, Valerie Braithwaite, Stephan Muehlbacher, Eva Hofmann, Barbara Kastlunger, Boris Maciejovsky, Christoph Kogler, Katharina Gangl and Bernadette Kamleitner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Erich Kirchler

206 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Enforced versus voluntary tax compliance: The “slippery slope” framework

2007 838 citations Erich Kirchler, Erik Hoelzl et al. Journal of Economic Psychology profile →
The Economic Psychology of Tax Behaviour

2007 763 citations Erich Kirchler et al. profile →

Peers

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Ulrike Malmendier United States

Roland Bénabou United States

Paola Sapienza United States

Luigi Guiso Italy

Barry Gerhart United States

Charles T. Clotfelter United States

Shlomo Benartzi United States

Robert H. Frank United States

Rachel Kranton United States

Hersh Shefrin United States

Ulrike Malmendier United States

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Countries citing papers authored by Erich Kirchler

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erich Kirchler

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erich Kirchler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Erich Kirchler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Erich Kirchler based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Erich Kirchler. Erich Kirchler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Dimitras, Augustinos I., et al.. (2025). Drivers of tax compliance: Survey evidence from 1761 Greek micro-firms. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 119. 102480–102480.

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Fochmann, Martin, et al.. (2024). When happy people make society unhappy: Emotions affect tax compliance behavior. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 229. 106854–106854. 1 indexed citations

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Kirchler, Erich, et al.. (2023). Recent developments in the area of shadow economy and tax evasion research. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 218. 399–405. 2 indexed citations

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Gangl, Katharina, et al.. (2022). Financial Return and Environmental Impact Information Promotes ESG Investments: Evidence from a Large, Incentivized Online Experiment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Alm, James, et al.. (2020). Using “responsive regulation” to reduce tax base erosion. Regulation & Governance. 16(3). 738–759. 13 indexed citations

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Muehlbacher, Stephan, Barbara Hartl, & Erich Kirchler. (2017). Mental Accounting and Tax Compliance. Public Finance Review. 45(1). 118–139. 8 indexed citations

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Hartl, Barbara, Eva Hofmann, Katharina Gangl, Martina Hartner‐Tiefenthaler, & Erich Kirchler. (2015). Does the Sole Description of a Tax Authority Affect Tax Evasion? - The Impact of Described Coercive and Legitimate Power. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0123355–e0123355. 50 indexed citations

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Gangl, Katharina, Benno Torgler, Erich Kirchler, & Eva Hofmann. (2014). Effects of supervision on tax compliance: Evidence from a field experiment in Austria. Economics Letters. 123(3). 378–382. 69 indexed citations

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Berti, Chiara, Barbara Kastlunger, & Erich Kirchler. (2013). The slippery slope of the tax behavior: Italian validation of a compliance inventory. Giornale italiano di psicologia. 377–408. 3 indexed citations

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Kirchler, Erich. (2011). Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie. 3 indexed citations

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Kirchler, Erich, et al.. (2010). Motivation. 1 indexed citations

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Wahl, Ingrid, Stephan Muehlbacher, & Erich Kirchler. (2010). The Impact of Voting on Tax Payments. Kyklos. 63(1). 144–158. 41 indexed citations

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Kamleitner, Bernadette, Erik Hoelzl, & Erich Kirchler. (2009). Cost-Benefit Associations and Their Influence on Loan Experience. WU Research. 2 indexed citations

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Kirchler, Erich, Erik Hoelzl, & Ingrid Wahl. (2007). Enforced versus voluntary tax compliance: The “slippery slope” framework. Journal of Economic Psychology. 29(2). 210–225. 838 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kirchler, Erich, Stephan Muehlbacher, Barbara Kastlunger, & Ingrid Wahl. (2007). Why Pay Taxes? A Review of Tax Compliance Decisions. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 88 indexed citations

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Berti, Chiara & Erich Kirchler. (2001). Contributi e contribuenti: una ricerca sulle rappresentazioni del sistema fiscale. Giornale italiano di psicologia. 595–610. 7 indexed citations

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Kirchler, Erich, et al.. (2000). Giovani e tempo del loisir. Ricerca di eccitazione, percezione del rischio e rappresentazioni del giorno e della notte. Giornale italiano di psicologia. 573–604. 3 indexed citations

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Kirchler, Erich. (1999). Reactance to taxation: Employers’ attitudes towards taxes. The Journal of Socio-Economics. 28(2). 131–138. 94 indexed citations

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Kirchler, Erich, et al.. (1996). Der langsame Wechsel in Führungsetagen - Meinungen über Frauen und Männer als Führungspersonen. 27(2). 148–166. 3 indexed citations

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Kirchler, Erich, et al.. (1990). Identification with peers as a strategy to muddle through the troubles of the adolescent years. Journal of Adolescence. 13(4). 351–369. 40 indexed citations

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