Uncovering Hidden Wealth – Ways to Stop Offshore Secrecy

The EU Tax Observatory, Oxfam IBIS and the Center of Economic Behaviour and Inequality (CEBI) held a joint conference on “Uncovering Hidden Wealth – Ways to Stop Offshore Secrecy”. The conference took place on 10th May 2022 from 4 pm – 6 pm at the University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Building 35, Room 35.01.06. Find a map with the description of the campus here.

The event broughtn forth pertinent issues of offshore secrecy, financial transparency and wealth ownership. Revelations of hidden wealth through the use of tax havens and their enablers (as evidenced by leaks, academic research and recent sanctions) have increased public awareness and call for urgent policy solutions. The event provided a space to discuss the latest developments in offshore secrecy, complemented with the most recent research, and to become a catalyst for the generation of innovative proposals.

Speakers:

• Annette Alstadsæter– Norwegian University of Science
• Rasmus Corlin Christensen – Copenhagen Business School
• Niels Johannesen – University of Copenhagen, EU Tax Observatory
• Lars Koch – Oxfam IBIS
• Chenai Mukumba – Tax Justic Network Africa
• Panayiotis Nicolaides – EU Tax Observatory, Hertie School Berlin

The conference was moderated by Emma Agyemang (Global Tax Correspondent of the Financial Times).

You have missed the conference? Watch a replay of the event here:

Oxfam IBIS [https://oxfamibis.dk]

Oxfam is a global movement of people who are fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. Across regions, from the local to the global, we work with people to bring change that lasts. Oxfam IBIS is the Danish member of the Oxfam confederation.

EU Tax Observatory [https://www.taxobservatory.eu/]

The EU Tax Observatory is an independent research laboratory hosted by the Paris School of Economics. It conducts innovative research on taxation, contributes to a democratic and inclusive debate on the future of taxation, and fosters a dialogue between the scientific community, civil society, and policymakers in the European Union and worldwide. The EU Tax Observatory aims to contribute to the development of knowledge and the emergence of new concrete proposals to address the tax and inequality challenges of the 21st century.

CEBI [https://www.econ.ku.dk/cebi/)

Inequality across people in income, wealth and health arises from differences in circumstances and differences in behavior. Much economic research on the causes of inequality focuses on circumstances. CEBI asks: What is the role of individual behavior in generating unequal outcomes? Answering this question is fundamental for understanding the sources of inequality, how policy affects inequality, and how circumstances and behavior interact to reduce or produce inequality.

CEBI aims to address the role of behavior in generating inequality and the underlying sources of such behavioral inequality. We exploit the globally unique Danish data research infrastructure to combine population administrative registers on individuals’ choices and outcomes with information about their behavioral characteristics obtained from large-scale controlled experiments and large-scale surveys.