The Value of Offshore Secrets: Evidence from the Panama Papers

We exploit one of the largest data leaks, to date, to study whether and how firms use secret offshore vehicles. From the leaked data, we identify 338 listed firms as users of secret offshore vehicles and document that these vehicles are used to finance corruption, avoid taxes, and expropriate shareh...

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Main Authors: O'Donovan, J. (Author), Wagner, H.F (Author), Zeume, S. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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