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The Present and Future of Tax Havens / El presente y futuro de los paraísos fiscales / El present i futur dels paradisos fiscals

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  • Alejandro Esteller-Moré

    (Institut d’Economia de Barcelona (IEB) / Universitat de Barcelona)

  • Shafik Hebous

    (International Monetary Fund (IMF))

  • Niels Johannesen

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Katarzyna Anna Bilicka

    (Utah State University - Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation)

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  • Alejandro Esteller-Moré & Shafik Hebous & Niels Johannesen & Katarzyna Anna Bilicka, 2018. "The Present and Future of Tax Havens / El presente y futuro de los paraísos fiscales / El present i futur dels paradisos fiscals," IEB Reports ieb_report_4_2018, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
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