• Name and shame? Evidence from the European Union tax haven blacklist 

      Polakova, Aija (Discussion paper;18/18, Working paper, 2018-12-14)
      I study publication of the European Union (EU) tax haven blacklist on December 5, 2017 to examine whether and how the use of recognized tax havens affects firm value. I find that the tax haven naming and shaming by the EU ...
    • Stairway to (Secrecy) Heaven: Market Attitudes towards Secrecy Shopping 

      Gavrilova, Evelina; Polakova, Aija (Discussion paper;19/18, Working paper, 2018-12-18)
      We study asset price reactions to news on firms' decisions to acquire affiliates located in known secrecy havens. Our sample consists of data on the S&P 500 companies in the period 2007 to 2014. We find that acquisitions ...