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Obama quer taxar multis que aplicam em paraísos fiscais

2 February 2015

According to a study by Professor Gabriel Zucman, of the London School of Economics, quoted by MM, on 26 November, at least 8 percent of the world's wealth, or about $7.6 trillion, are in private accounts in tax havens. The value represents 2.1 times the GDP of Germany, $3.6 trillion in 2013. Most of these resources belongs to U.S. multinationals such as General Electric, Microsoft, Pfizer, Google and Apple.

This article was published online by Monitor Mercantil on February 2, 2015
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Related publications
The missing wealth of nations: Are Europe and the U.S. net debtors or net creditors?, Gabriel Zucman, Oxford Journals, July 6, 2013

Related links
Gabriel Zucman webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage

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