| dc.description.abstract | Next, we would like to acknowledge an enormous debt of gratitude to the European University Institute (EUI) and the Schumann Center for Advanced Study in Fiesole, Italy. Our experiences there had incalculable influences on our academic growth. From the intellectually stimulating lunches at the Badia to the Coppa Pavone, the EUI was an incredibly enriching, and flat-out fun, experience. The EUI embodies the best traits in academia by bringing together many of the finest scholars and intellectuals in the world and then encouraging them to mingle, share ideas, and argue. They invite creativity and deep scholarship at the same time. In so doing they represent exactly what collegiality is (or should be) all about. It was our enormous privilege to spend so many years there.(p.x) Several scholars both at the EUI and beyond have been integral to this project at different stages. Our first debt goes to Giulia Andrighetto. Giulia is one of the preeminent young scientists in Italy today and it has been our pleasure to work with her and learn from her since she first came to the EUI as a Max Weber Fellow in 2011. It is no exaggeration to say that this project would not have been possible without her. A special debt of gratitude also goes to Jim Alm, who was enormously helpful in helping us get our feet on the ground regarding laboratory experiments and tax compliance. Jim is perhaps the most well-known expert in tax compliance and his generous support and suggestions were critical for us both in terms of putting together a successful ERC proposal and building experiments that would make sense. | en |
