The EU Tax Observatory 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 average corporate income tax rate in the European Union has been more than halved since 1980, according to statistics compiled by the OECD and the European Commission
22.10.2023
An unprecedented research collaboration investigating the successes and failures of the fight against tax evasion over the last decade, building on the work of more than 100 researchers globally.
15.05.2024
This note presents new evidence on the scale of foreign investment in the Dubai residential property market. Using new data comprising the ownership of a large share of the Dubai property market, we present updated estimates of foreign-owned real estate for the years 2020 and 2022.
22.03.2024
In this paper, we study the extent to which “golden visas” impact real estate housing markets. Using the population of transactions records from 2007 to 2019, we analyse the introduction of the Golden Visa Program in Portugal in 2012.
04.03.2024
Gabriel Zucman was invited by the G20 Presidency to address G20 Finance Ministers on tax and inequality. His speech addresses the need for tax progressivity and a proposed coordinated minimum tax on the very rich.
25.10.2023
The Atlas of the Offshore World is a new effort by the EU Tax Observatory to inform the global debate around international tax evasion and avoidance. It offers up-to-date information about the dynamic of profit shifting by multinational companies and offshore wealth.
21.08.2023
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Daniel Cohen, brilliant economist and passionate researcher, as well as a kind observer of the evolution of society.
19.04.2024
Francês Gabriel Zucman quer tributar em 2% riqueza acima de US$ 1 bilhão. Ideia foi levada ao G20 e mira 3 mil pessoas no mundo, com potencial de arrecadação de US$ 250 bilhões por ano.
14.03.2024
Gabriel Zucman es considerado uno de los economistas más brillantes de su generación. A los 37 años ya recibió la Medalla John Bates Clark, un premio para economistas menores de 40 años que es considerado un buen predictor de futuros premios Nobel.
06.03.2024
L'économiste français Gabriel Zucman, de l'École normale supérieure, milite pour taxer les milliardaires. Il était invité jeudi 29 février par le Brésil pour présenter ses travaux devant les ministres des Finances du G20. Si un accord sur une telle taxe est encore loin, le sujet n'est pas tabou.
To widen access to knowledge, the EU Tax Observatory provides interactive tools, including a simulator of the tax deficit of multinational companies, and an explorer of country-by-country data on the activities of multinationals firms.
14.05.2024
A Multidisciplinary Exploration of Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion and Illicit Financial Flows
Hybrid 03.05.2024
Twice a month, the EU tax holds a seminar to discuss the challenges posed to national tax systems by the increased global mobility of capital and labour.
Paris School of Economics 14.03.2024
European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad), EU Tax Observatory (EUTO), Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ), ICRICT (Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation), Tax Justice Network, World Inequality Lab.
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