Paradise papers - get some academic research facts

In the news this week. the paradise papers - a scandal involving off shore tax havens used by the rich and famous.

See the special investigation from the Guardian and other international media partners

Offshore tax centers research

OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes - the web site has full text report on tax standards and reporting 


IMF – Offshore Banking and Financial Centers a series of staff papers published before 2014.
Global Financial Integrity is a USA based think tank which examines illicit finance and the developing world see its report on tax havens from 2016.
The Financial Transparency Coalition also highlights this aspect.
U4 anti-corruption center has a range of reports on tax havens. the site  'assists donor practitioners in more effectively addressing corruption challenges through their development support'. These include DFID

The Tax Justice Network has a Financial security Index which ranks jurisdictions according to their secrecyand scale of offshore activities.

for a different perspective

International Financial Centres Forum (IFC Forum) membership  organisation of the IFC justifying their existence