M. Mustafa Erdo¿du is Professor of Economics at Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, where he is head of the Financial Economics division. He received his MA and PhD in development economics from Manchester University, UK. His research interests are economic development, public finance, international political economy, institutions, financial crises, sustainability, and renewable energies.

Larissa Batrancea is Associate Professor of Corporate Finance at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her research addresses tax behaviour, experimental economics, neuroeconomics, financial analysis. She activated as principal investigator/member in 16 international/national research grants. She has been awarded 12 prizes for excellence in research and teaching.

Savä Çevik is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Selcuk University in Turkey. He received his MS and PhD degrees in public finance from Marmara University. His research interests are in public economics, the economics and politics of taxation, and behavioural economics.

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