Der französische Ökonom (Jahrgang 1986, Lehrer an der London School of Economics) greift die "legalen" Methoden multinationaler Konzerne zur Steueroptimierung, -verkürzung und -vermeidung auf und stellt damit die Steueroasen für Europäer an den Pranger. Mit aktuellen Daten und Statistiken...

This paper endeavours to investigate whether a complex tax system influences firms' propensity toward tax evasion across countries. To achieve the objectives of this study, we utilised the World Bank Enterprise Survey and the World Bank's Doing Business databases covering more than 46,000...

This study leverages a unique data set on the universe of transactions exiting the Ecuadorian economy to estimate the tax-price elasticity of demand for tax-sheltering activities using offshore fiscal havens. I determine this elasticity quasi-experimentally by comparing the evolution in funds...

Illicit financial flows constitute a global phenomenon of massive but uncertain scale, which erodes government revenues and drives corruption in countries rich and poor. This text offers a critical examination of existing data and methodologies, identifying the most promising avenues for future...