Matrix on Point: Wealth and Taxes

Panel Discussion | April 3 | 12-1:30 p.m. | 820 Social Sciences Building

Sponsors:  Social Science Matrix, Network for a New Political Economy, UC Berkeley James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality

How do the wealthy maintain their wealth through tax havens, and what can we learn about these opaque practices? In this panel, experts will explain the global ecosystem of tax avoidance, including how corporations and individuals move across multiple legal jurisdictions to maintain wealth and avoid paying taxes.

Register to join us for this panel, which will include:

- Duncan Wigan, Professor with Special Responsibilities in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School

- Leonard Seabrooke, Professor in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School

- Gabriel Zucman, Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics and Ecole Normale Supérieure – PSL, Associate Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley, Director of the EU Tax Observatory, and director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley

Co-sponsored by the Network for a New Political Economy (N2PE) and the Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality.

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Target audience:  All Audiences

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Event Contact:  ckapelke@berkeley.edu

Access Coordinator:  Charles Kapelke,  ckapelke@berkeley.edu,  415-336-5038