Introduction / Yuliya Epifantseva and Nigar Hashimzade -- Part A: Tax avoidance : definition and trends -- Historical and case law perspective on tax avoidance / Jane Frecknall-Hughes -- Tax avoidance culture as legislative tax reduction engine / Henry Ordower -- "A cloud of words" or "trompe...

We present a theoretical and empirical analysis of the links between the gender of an entrepreneur, access to finance, occupational choice, and business performance. Our theoretical model predicts that, when lenders discriminate against women entrepreneurs, the average entrepreneurial skill of...

In 2018, the European Council and the UK and Spanish governments each proposed to introduce a Digital Services Tax (DST), to be levied on the revenue of large digital platforms from advertising, online intermediation, and/or the transmission of data. We offer a rationalization of the DST as a...

The existence and causes of gender gaps in pay and in occupational choice have been increasingly at the centre of research in economics, sociology, psychology, managerial science, and other fields. The research findings across countries and over time generally suggest that gaps exist and are...